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Peer reviewedComprone, Joseph J. – Exercise Exchange, 1979
Provides a sequence of assignments, and the theory upon which they are based, for composition courses that include film. Includes ordering information and an abstract for the film "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," upon which the assignments are based. (TJ)
Descriptors: Assignments, Films, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedClark, John R. – Exercise Exchange, 1977
Recommends a series of reading and writing assignments designed to help students develop style and tone in their writing. (TJ)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Reading Assignments, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDrake, David B. – Exercise Exchange, 1995
Explains a descriptive analysis exercise based on Chapter 99 of "Moby Dick." Notes that students are given a description of a coin, asked to draw the coin, and then freewrite about what they and their classmates have drawn. States that the exercise is intended to illustrate the relationship between objective and subjective description.…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, High Schools, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedKory, Fern – Exercise Exchange, 1996
Describes two writing assignments that may be used to make Shakespeare more approachable and understandable: first a paraphrase of a passage, and second a memo to an actor interpreting the same passage. (TB)
Descriptors: Drama, Higher Education, Lesson Plans, Literary Criticism
