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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jul-1
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What's the Purpose? Students Talk about Writing in Science
Tower, Cathy
Language Arts, v82 n6 p472-483 Jul 2005
Interviews with fourth grade students about their writing in science revealed their perspectives on purposes for writing, understandings of intended audiences, and use of visuals. A discussion of these themes is situated in a consideration of theory and research on genre. The article includes suggestions for teachers related to the teaching of science writing to elementary students.
Descriptors: Grade 4, Language Styles, Writing Instruction, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Interviews, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids
National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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