The Use of

Scheuermann, Mona

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ERIC Number: EJ173425

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1977

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The Use of "Free Writing" in Adult Composition Classes

Scheuermann, Mona

English Quarterly, 10, 3, 71-5, F 77

Shows how an unstructured writing period at the beginning of each class became a motivational and learning tool for adults in a composition course, helping them to transform thoughts and words or phrases into more formalized works. (RL)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Diaries, English Instruction, Free Writing, Prewriting, Readiness, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Writing Skills

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