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Peer reviewedDean, Deborah M. – English Journal, 2000
Argues that, after students are familiar with the characteristics of the five paragraph essay and the expectations of that genre, they can learn to play with those expectations to create lively writing that reveals more individual voice by mixing in other genres. Argues that such a strategy can teach students to engage in academic writing more…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Secondary Education, Writing Assignments, Writing Improvement
Download full textAgee, Jane M. – 1993
Many freshmen come to English courses thinking that they generally dislike poetry and that in particular they dislike writing critical essays about poetry. Two strategies which are effective in helping students overcome their own negative perceptions are to allow students to: (1) engage in transactional reader response; and (2) explore poetry…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Creative Writing, Freshman Composition
