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An Integrated Writing Approach for Teaching Descriptive Paragraphs to Third Grade Students.

Hutchison, Laurie S. – 1992

A practicum used an integrated writing approach to improve 28 third-graders' ability to write descriptive paragraphs. The program consisted of two strategies: a process approach and a step-by-step approach. Success was measured by comparing the statistics of a pretest and a posttest and through observation, computer generated worksheets, and…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Descriptive Writing, Grade 3, Paragraph Composition

Paragraph Writing Skills: Ready-to-Use Writing Workshop Activities Kits. A Practical and Systematic Way To Build Basic Writing Skills and Teach the Entire Writing Process in Grades 4 through 8. Kit III.

Schifferle, Judith – 1985

This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on paragraph writing, and offers 25 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, to help students improve their use of descriptive, narrative,…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Intermediate Grades