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Here are some links to Web sites that relate to the material in this chapter. Click around to broaden your understanding of the topics in this section by seeing what’s out there on the Web!

Process for Finding the Main Point
Mike Palmquist, Colorado State University. The process and steps for finding the main point are given within the context of writing a research paper.
Finding the Main Idea
Interactive quizzes are available on this site to practice finding the main idea in paragraphs.
Reading Skills Tutorials
Interactive quizzes are available on this site to practice finding the topic, the main idea, and the implied main idea in paragraphs.
Review Topic Sentences
Interactive quizzes are given for finding the main idea in paragraphs. Explanations are provided for correct and incorrect choices.
How Do You Find the Main Idea?
Strategies for finding the main idea are given in a short PowerPoint presentation.

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