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Anderson, Kate T. – Written Communication, 2013
Against the backdrop of proliferating research on multimodality in the fields of literacy and writing studies, this article considers the contributions of two prominent theoretical perspectives--Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Situated Literacies--and the methodological tensions they raise for the study of multimodality. To delineate…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Writing Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Educational Research
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
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Lehr, Fran; Lange, Bob – English Journal, 1981
Describes research, practice, and resources for giving students writing activities in several rhetorical contexts and to various audiences. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Walzer, Arthur E. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1981
Proposes that technical writing teachers ask their students to analyze the ethos--the revelation of a writer's character through the rhetorical choices a writer makes--of the profession they are preparing to enter. Provides examples of such analysis. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Higher Education
White, Edward M. – 1985
Reflecting the general concern about student writing performance, this book is designed to present recent advances in the theory and practice of assessing writing ability to all teachers of writing, as well as writing examiners and administrators. The book explores (1) reconsidering the links between teaching and assessing writing, (2) the…
Descriptors: Assignments, Holistic Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition)
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Larson, Richard L. – College Composition and Communication, 1987
Cites and annotates 79 scholarly articles in composition and rhetoric drawn from books, monographs, and periodicals published in 1985-86. Excludes reviews of individual books, textbooks, teaching guides (unless theoretically focused), historical surveys, and elementary-secondary education studies. Emphasizes writings on new approaches, theories,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change