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An Exploration of Prescriptive Writing Instruction and Possible Effects on State Assessment Outcomes
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Jiel Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The study investigated the relationship between student proficiency on The Writing Revolution (TWR) evaluative scales and student performance on the English Language Arts Regents Exam (ELA Regents Exam). The participants (n = 54) were enrolled in an 11th grade English Language Arts Regents Preparatory class in a small urban New York City High…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Outcomes of Education, English Instruction, Language Arts
"Say What They Want to Hear": Students' Perceptions of Writing in a Working-Class High School
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Gorlewski, Julie – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2016
The effects of neoliberal ideologies infiltrate all aspects of the teaching-learning environment, including academic practices of reading and writing. Writing, more than simply a demonstration of academic proficiency, represents a means of thinking--an opportunity to develop critical thought, build resistance to neoliberal individualism through…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Student Attitudes, High School Students, Writing Instruction
Lesson Plans for the Remedial Writing Class in the High School. A Supplement to Writing Competently. Experimental Curriculum Bulletin 0/7.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1980
This guide presents lesson plans for remedial writing classes for students who have failed the New York Regents Competency or Preliminary Competency Test in Writing. The guide consists of four units that cover: (1) organizing and reporting skills; (2) more advanced report writing skills; (3) persuasion; and (4) the persuasive essay based upon…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, High Schools, Language Arts
Writing Competently Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Teachers in the Content Areas. Experimental Curriculum Bulletin.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1980
This handbook is offered to help content area teachers in their efforts to extend the development of writing skills beyond the English classroom and to help students prepare for the New York State Regents Competency Test in Writing. Two sections of the book discuss ways of introducing writing into the content area classroom and responding to…
Descriptors: Course Content, Lesson Plans, Secondary Education, Teaching Guides