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Direct linkMedvedeva, Maria; Recuber, Timothy – College Teaching, 2016
An essay's motive or research problem consists of the rhetorical moves illuminating why that essay matters--what puzzling elements of a primary source it resolves, which contradictions in the data it explains, or what gaps in the literature it fills. This article invites college instructors to dedicate some of their classroom time to teaching…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, College English, Writing Skills, Writing (Composition)
