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Peer reviewedNeverow-Turk, Vara – College Composition and Communication, 1991
Describes a writing assignment that requires students to research and report on what it would be like to live on minimum wage. Explains that this assignment is not really any different than the traditional assignment, it is simply more obvious about its political content because it involves an inquiry into economics rather than literature or…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Minimum Wage, Research Papers (Students)
Peer reviewedCoe, Richard M.; Gutierrez, Kris – College Composition and Communication, 1981
Presents a set of writing assignments and class activities for helping students to define their own writing problems, set their own goals, and evaluate their own progress. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College English, College Students
