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Direct linkMeghan A. Sweeney; Maureen McBride – College Composition and Communication, 2015
Using Mariolina Salvatori's "difficulty paper" assignment to explore student experiences when reading, this paper examines basic writing students' difficulties with reading in the composition classroom. The authors argue that examining difficulty can provide an entry point for understanding how students experience the (dis)connections…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Reading Writing Relationship, Student Experience, Reading Assignments
Peer reviewedJenseth, Richard – College Composition and Communication, 1989
Presents an extended sequence of reading and writing assignments using John Hersey's "Hiroshima" to introduce composition students to the nature of interpretation, understanding, and composing. Stresses learning through enactment. (RAE)
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Reading Assignments, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedRaymond, Richard C. – College Composition and Communication, 1988
Discusses reading and writing assignments for a course on the nuclear peril. (MS)
Descriptors: College English, Controversial Issues (Course Content), English Instruction, Higher Education
