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Nower, Betty – Volta Review, 1985
Examples of deaf students' writings are cited to illustrate the importance of allowing students to examine possible writing topics and make choices. (CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises
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Hurlow, Marcia L. – Journalism Educator, 1989
Discusses ways journalism faculty can contribute to the goals of Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) programs, including: speaking at WAC teacher training seminars and publishing student writing. (MS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Journalism Education, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Exercises
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Conway, David – Volta Review, 1985
The article describes the purposes of free-choice writing in a class of hearing impaired kindergarteners. Implications for writing instruction include the need for stressing writing as communication, planning activities based on student interest, and providing opportunities for students to explore and experiment. (CL)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Kindergarten, Learning Activities, Primary Education
Strong, William J. – 2001
Coaching is the central activity in the "game" of teaching, and it is an activity that can have a lifetime effect on language learners. This book presents a "coaching approach" to instruction in written language--an approach that is eclectic, pragmatic, synthetic. The approach in the book centers on finding balance--ways of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rhetoric, Secondary Education, Writing Exercises
Behn, Robin, Ed.; Twichell, Chase, Ed. – 1992
Based on the idea that poetry, like any art, is best mastered through practice, this handbook for poets combines poetry-writing exercises with personal essays by each contributing poet. Some of the poets represented in the handbook are: Maxine Kumin, Rita Dove, Roger Mitchell, Carol Muske, Sydney Lea, and J. D. McClatchy. The exercises in the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Figurative Language, Poetry, Writing Exercises
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Staton, Jana – Volta Review, 1985
The article describes the use of dialogue journals with hearing impaired students. The approach allows teachers to engage students in the natural, purposeful use of written language in an immediately meaningful format. Examples of dialogue journal communication with children and college students are provided. (CL)
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Learning Activities
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Truax, Roberta – Volta Review, 1985
The article describes writing process approaches with primary and secondary level hearing impaired students. Such an approach features interaction with fellow writers. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Peer Relationship, Writing (Composition)
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Brown, Roger S. – Die Unterrichtspraxis, 1982
Proposes that writing instruction at the intermediate level of second language study should be kept to a minimum. Gives examples of the kinds of brief derivative exercises that are most beneficial. (EKN)
Descriptors: German, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Writing Evaluation
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Henrichsen, Lynn E. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1981
Describes use of Ten Perfect Sentences approach to teaching English writing skills to nonnative English language students at the upper secondary and university levels. The purpose of this approach is the writing of correct sentences in English on a topic before progressing to compositions. Stresses insistence on high standard of mechanical…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Postsecondary Education, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education
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Blankenbaker, Ruthie; Hamstra, Diane – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
Writing strategies encourage beginning writers to collect, explore, and focus ideas. This paper presents a rationale for fusing the word processor with the writing process and offers a series of pre-writing strategies, such as brainstorming, clustering and chunk writing, to help learning-disabled writers begin writing. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Prewriting, Word Processing
Marcus, Stephen; Blau, Sheridan – Educational Technology, 1983
Argues that when students interrupt their thought flow during composition writing to edit language, syntax, or mechanics, the pauses obstruct fluency and dilute concentration. Use of the word processor for invisible composition is described to show how computers reduce time spent on composing and alter quantity and quality of time. (MBR)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers
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Ewoldt, Carolyn; Miller, Etta – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1990
Techniques are discussed for encouraging students to write thoughtful papers about field trips. Greater student involvement can be achieved by cultivating a sense of ownership of the writing. Topics for before, during, and after the trip are suggested in such functional writing areas as instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal, heuristic,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
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Weber, Berta M. – Die Unterrichtspraxis, 1982
Discusses letter writing as a practical way to teach German composition. Describes the course content and gives samples of topics and exercises. (EKN)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, German, Higher Education, Language Styles
Bernays, Anne; Painter, Pamela – 1995
This book is designed to be a how-to-write-fiction guide that is long on specifics and short on theoretical material. Each section of the book deals with a separate element of fiction--characterization, dialogue, point of view, plot, etc. Every exercise in the book is introduced in an opening paragraph, followed by instructions for completing the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Figurative Language
Howley, Craig B. – 1987
This handbook, written for a workshop, is designed to help improve school newsletters. The first section of the handbook is an outline of the lecture given in the workshop. Subsequent sections discuss and illustrate: (1) basic principles of simple, functional writing; (2) the importance of time and practice; (3) five good writing habits; (4)…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Newsletters
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