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Ritter, Kelly – College Composition and Communication, 2008
This article examines Yale's "Awkward Squad" of "basic" writers between 1920 and 1960. Using archival materials that illustrate the socioeconomic conditions of this early, "pre-Shaughnessy" site of remedial writing instruction, I argue for a re-definition of "basic" in composition studies using local, institutional values rather than generic…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Writing (Composition), Archives, Writing Instruction
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Grego, Rhonda; Thompson, Nancy – College Composition and Communication, 1996
Describes a writing studio program that replaces the standard basic writing course by offering special assistance to certain students enrolled in mainstream writing classes. Examines how writing programs have been constructed to include such categories as "basic writer" and how students, teachers, and administrators can get beyond such…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Course Descriptions, Feminism, Higher Education
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Soliday, Mary – College Composition and Communication, 1996
Argues for a progressive version of mainstreaming remedial writers through a focus on one student who benefited from a two-semester course responsive to diverse language and cultural backgrounds. Discusses the political dimensions of mainstreaming which are an indelible aspect of writing program administration. (TB)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Mainstreaming
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Higgins, Lorraine D.; Brush, Lisa D. – College Composition and Communication, 2006
Personal narrative embeds the expertise of subordinated groups in stories that seldom translate into public debate. The authors describe a community writing project in which welfare recipients used personal narratives to enter into the public record their tacit and frequently discounted knowledge. The research illustrates the difficulties and…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Welfare Recipients, Publicity, Persuasive Discourse