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An Apology for Structured Composition Instruction.
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Smagorinsky, Peter – Written Communication, 1986
Explains why structured composition assignments produce better writing than nondirectional writing experiences, explores the reasons for this, and establishes hypotheses based on these reasons for developing a theory of composition instruction. (HOD)
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