The Time of Their Lives: Teaching Autobiography to Senior Adults.

Smith, Marilyn B.

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ERIC Number: EJ269836

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Publication Date: 1982-Nov

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The Time of Their Lives: Teaching Autobiography to Senior Adults.

Smith, Marilyn B.

College English, v44 n7 p692-99 Nov 1982

Shows how the eagerness to learn and the wealth of experience of senior adults makes a composition course in autobiography particularly effective for such students. (JL)

Descriptors: Autobiographies, Older Adults, Postsecondary Education, Student Experience, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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