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Sequencing Then and Now.
Haisty, Donna – Writing Instructor, 1984
Discusses the sequencing of writing assignments based on students' natural development. Cites the work of Piaget and Moffett. (FL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy
First Person Singular, First Person Plural, and Exposition.
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Brick, Allan – College English, 1981
Argues in favor of teaching thesis and the forms of exposition by means of assignments such as personal narrative, autobiography, and observation out of direct experience. Describes one such assignment. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Poetry and the Self: A Brief Autobiographical Overview of Some Successes and Some Flops Using "Poetry Therapy" Techniques in Conventional and Experimental Classes, with Implications for English Teachers Anywhere.
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Weinstock, Donald J. – 1977
A personal account of an English instructor's experiences with poetry therapy--the use of poetry to help people get in touch with, and begin dealing with, their problems and feelings--is provided in this paper. Among the topics dealt with are the following: the scope of poetry therapy, the instructor's early dissatisfactions with traditional…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Assignments, Course Descriptions, Course Organization