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Download full textMcClish, Glen – 1988
Controversy and debate can be effectively employed as the central pre-writing activity in the composition classroom. The current model of prewriting in the composition classroom is the reflective model, which involves relatively private exploration of issues and ideas leading to paper topics. Although in the short run it is easier for both student…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Debate, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education
