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Norrish, Dilys, Ed. – Literacy Broadsheet, 1997
Includes nine articles on the subject of writing and how it's taught: "Aspects of Literacy: A Statistical Viewpoint" (Chester, and Holden); "Writing the Austradon" (Moore); "What Next? Working with Novice Writers" (Kelly); "Text Analysis: A Practical Teaching Tool" (Hazell); "Different Text Types: An…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Literacy Education
Escoe, Adrienne S., Ed. – SWRL Instructional Improvement Digest, 1982
Generating writing ideas is often a serious obstacle for students. Some classroom techniques to help them out of this dilemma include word associating and self-questioning. Students can also construct a matrix chart with the subheadings from their information resources. Once ideas are generated, they can be arranged in appropriate presentation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Organization, Prewriting, Skill Development
Download full textOlson, Mary Ann, Ed.; Baer, Teddi, Ed. – The Idea Factory, 1984
Intended for writing teachers, the activities in this issue blend right/left brain lessons--kinesthetic, spatial, and playful--to provide students with prewriting experience. The activities include the following: (1) creativity olympics, such as finding criteria by which large groups of students may subdivide themselves into successively smaller…
Descriptors: Creativity, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Middle Schools
McLeod, Alan M., Ed. – Virginia English Bulletin, 1981
This special journal issue focuses on writing in the elementary school. Topics discussed in the various articles include (1) a technique for teaching persuasive composition, (2) writing in the second and third grades, (3) correlating writing assignments with the study of literature, (4) a problem solving approach to composition, (5) the Virginia…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Education, Grammar, Language Arts
McLeod, Alan M., Ed. – Virginia English Bulletin, 1982
Although the focus of this issue of the "Virginia English Bulletin" is on making effective assignments, most of the articles also emphasize the importance and power of writing. Articles deal with the following topics: (1) the use of I-search (as explained by Kenneth Macrorie in "Searching Writing") as a form of research paper…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Higher Education, Nonprint Media, Prewriting
Notes Plus, 1984
Three installments of "Writing Assignment of the Month," a regular feature of the National Council of Teachers of English publication, "Notes Plus," are presented in this compilation. The articles describe writing exercises which have proven to be successful in the classroom. The first article gives suggestions for introducing…
Descriptors: Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Essays, Film Criticism
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1984
The articles in this journal issue provide a rationale and methods for enhancing students' critical awareness of visual media and for a process approach to composition instruction. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Reel English: Film Study in the High Schools" (James Griswold); (2) "Introducing History Media"…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
TECFORS, 1981
Numbers 3 through 5 of the 1981 TECFORS newsletter include these articles: "Pre-Writing Activities" (Sandra L. McKay); "Errors in Advanced-Level Discourse" (Robert B. Kaplan); "Sensory Imagery" (Elizabeth Jamison Hodges); "Introducing Advanced Concepts of Reading and Writing in the Beginning ESL Class"…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 23 titles provide information on a variety of topics, including the following: (1) voice and the fictional narrative; (2) the effects of oral response groups before and after rough drafts on writing achievement and apprehension;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anxiety, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
Fleming, Margaret, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1982
A variety of process-oriented writing instruction strategies are presented in this focused journal issue. Article titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Central Reference to the Rescue" (Rod Kessler); (2)"Brainstorming: A Heuristic that Works" (Frank C. Cronin); (3) "Brainstorming: A Valuable Supplemental Technique for…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Brainstorming, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis
Wiener, Harvey, Ed.; Maimon, Elaine, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1981
Descriptions of comprehensive writing programs at nine colleges and universities and an essay on the topic are presented. Comprehensive writing programs transcend a single department or discipline and are designed to enhance liberal learning. Such programs not only teach students to write in the appropriate modes of various disciplines, but also…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, College Students, Competency Based Education
