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Peer reviewedTimmons, Theresa Cullen – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Indicates that using highlighters to mark errors produced a 76% class improvement in removing comma errors and a 95.5% improvement in removing apostrophe errors. Outlines two teaching procedures, to be followed before introducing this tool to the class, that enable students to remove errors at this effective rate. (JD)
Descriptors: Editing, Instructional Materials, Punctuation, Revision (Written Composition)
Peer reviewedCook, Devan – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2001
Shows how an editing assignment emphasizing punctuation can help students in a first-year writing class discover new ideas and perspectives as part of the revision process. Considers a class that experimented with editing punctuation for a dual purpose--as a revision heuristic as well as for correctness. Reconsiders editing and revision…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Editing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVarone, Sandy – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1996
Argues that a computer-integrated classroom for basic writers can build community and enhance peer response. (TB)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Editing, Higher Education
