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Direct linkMelzer, 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
Peer reviewedLarson, Richard L. – College Composition and Communication, 1987
Cites and annotates 79 scholarly articles in composition and rhetoric drawn from books, monographs, and periodicals published in 1985-86. Excludes reviews of individual books, textbooks, teaching guides (unless theoretically focused), historical surveys, and elementary-secondary education studies. Emphasizes writings on new approaches, theories,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change
