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Peer reviewedSchleppegrell, Mary J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1998
Presents a functional grammatical analysis of the writing that 128 seventh- and eighth-grade students produced in response to their science teacher's directive to describe a picture. Identifies the register elements of the task and the grammatical difficulties it posed for students. Shows that teachers can help students use grammatical resources…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Junior High Schools
