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Perryman-Clark, Staci M. – College Composition and Communication, 2013
For the past few decades, composition researchers have devoted critical attention to studying the ways that African American students employ Africanized linguistic and rhetorical patterns successfully in expository writing situations. More recently, research has focused on the use of African-based rhetorical patterns, since the use of African…
Descriptors: African American Students, Writing Assignments, Language Patterns, Black Dialects
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Melzer, Dan – College Composition and Communication, 2009
In this essay I present the results of a national study of over 2,000 writing assignments from college courses across disciplines. Drawing on James Britton's multidimensional discourse taxonomy and recent work in genre studies, I analyze the rhetorical features and genres of the assignments and consider the significance of my findings through the…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Writing Across the Curriculum, Audiences, Writing Instruction
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Leonard, Elisabeth Anne – College Composition and Communication, 1997
Wrestles with the question of what kind of assignment to give to composition students at the University of Pittsburgh. Tries to strike a balance between critical reading and creativity, between work and play. Finds that "experimental writing" helps resolve the conflicts. Works to bring such writing into the classroom. (PA)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Experimental Teaching, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation