Thinking for Themselves: Students Examine the Writing Group Process.

Locklear, Glorianna

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Publication Date: 1994

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Thinking for Themselves: Students Examine the Writing Group Process.

Locklear, Glorianna

Teaching and Change, v2 n1 p61-72 Fall 1994

A high school English teacher inquired into how small writing groups could best be used in the classroom to promote good writing. His students designed the inquiry, generating and selecting 12 questions for a final survey. Students asked cogent questions and gave provocative answers that greatly enhanced their writing. (SM)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Group Activities, Group Dynamics, High School Students, High Schools, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Writing Improvement, Writing Skills

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