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Washington, Gene – 1991
If writing teachers want to use modality effectively, they first have to deal with three problems: identification of markers of modality in English; representation (the use of models for modality); and correlation (pedagogical usefulness, and writing strategies for students). Two models of modality address the problems which writing teachers…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Models, Writing Assignments
Bolin, Bill – 1992
In the many different stages of the writing process, teachers of composition need to be sensitive toward cultural differences which may exist between them and their students. Large numbers of foreign students participate in writing courses in American colleges, and research indicates that the minority student population will increase sharply in…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education, Multicultural Education
Ediger, Marlow – 2000
Pupils need variety in their writing experiences, and social studies writing involves writing across the curriculum as well as stressing positive attitudes and feelings of the learner. Subject matter should come from the pupil, and diverse learning opportunities should assist the pupil in acquiring the relevant facts, concepts, and main ideas…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Journals
Grow, Gerald – 1995
Deliberately writing badly can be an effective way to learn to write better because knowing when writing is bad is an essential element in knowing when it's good. There are distinct advantages to encouraging students to learn the rules by breaking them. Deliberately doing it wrong removes the threat of failure. Students are playing; they are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humor, Journalism, Layout (Publications)
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Simon, Linda – History Teacher, 1991
Argues that understanding assignments is the first step toward successful college writing. Urges instructors to support students by helping them to decode assignments. Breaks down instructions into individual tasks including (1) writing an essay, (2) examining an issue, (3) reviewing articles and books, and (4) focusing on some texts. Defines each…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Papers (Students), Task Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Morrison, Beverly H. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1992
Suggests that developmental writing courses that emphasize transactional writing with assignments directly related to general education courses increase the motivation of students to take the developmental writing assignments seriously, realize that writing skills contribute to academic success, and transfer these writing skills to the written…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Content Area Writing, General Education, Higher Education
McLeod, Susan H. – 1997
The most used model for empirical research on the writing process is based on cognitive psychology and does not take into account affective phenomena, although it has long been recognized that affect (that is, the noncognitive aspects of mental activity) plays a large role in writing and learning to write. To understand the complete picture, it is…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Psychology, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
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Burns, Thomas – Social Studies Journal, 1992
Suggests that those teaching "basic" social studies should establish a climate of success for students, who often suffer from low self-esteem. Recommends organized, brief, concise daily lessons, consistent routines, and frequent opportunities for student writing. Explains a Model Student Program in which the reading teacher acts as a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Role Models, Secondary Education
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Kloss, Robert J. – College Teaching, 1996
A technique for starting college students on research paper projects is outlined. The approach, requiring students to begin with a five-minute writing exercise that can form the nucleus of a longer, more intellectually demanding paper involving library work, is felt to stimulate critical thinking and minimize plagiarism. Phased report development…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking
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Gilstrap, Robert L. – Social Studies Review, 1991
Examines whether writing activities promote learning and thinking in elementary and secondary social studies students. Describes writing activities that teachers have used to draw on existing student knowledge, consolidate and review new information, and reformulate and extend knowledge. Concludes that writing activities benefit student learning…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Free Writing, Learning Activities, Letters (Correspondence)
Chappell, Virginia – 1990
The library can assist in grounding college student writing in reading and inquiry rather than in the mere retrieval of information Fundamental rhetorical goals can best by met by getting students into the library to ask questions, analyze sources, and evaluate claims so they can react to and incorporate the work of other writers into their own…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Discourse Communities, Discourse Modes, Expository Writing
Stanik, Joseph T. – 2002
In this lesson plan, students (grades 11-12) examine photographs of the Nubian environment and the Nubian people. Students critically examine artifacts of ancient Nubia and write a two page essay outlining the Nubian environment, describing the Nubia people, and explaining how they adapted physically, materially, politically, and intellectually to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Ancient History, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context
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McKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Reiterates the appropriateness and validity of using student journals in social studies instruction. Differentiates between personal and content area journals, the latter focusing on responses to issues raised in the classroom and readings. Maintains that journal writing increases critical and metacognitive thinking. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Murdick, William; Grinstead, Richard – Art Education, 1992
Contends that writing across the curriculum, including the visual arts, has become a major educational trend in the past decade. Argues that writing helps shape the processes of art criticism and appreciation. Includes suggestions for writing assignments and examples of student writing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Creative Writing, Curriculum Design
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Williamson, Michael M.; McAndrew, Donald A. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1987
Discusses the value of writing assignments in mathematics instruction. Advocates informal, lengthy, nongraded writing as the best form of learning. Encourages the use of a learning log by students which is reviewed by both teachers and fellow students. Provides examples of short in-class mathematics writing assignments. (PAA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Free Writing, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction
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