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Peer reviewedEstrin, Herman A. – College Composition and Communication, 1976
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Periodicals, Student Motivation, Technical Writing
Peer reviewedGrady, Michael – College Composition and Communication, 1971
Author extends Christensen's theories on paragraph development to formulate a sequence of development for longer compositions, and includes diagrams of sample sequences. (SP)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Models, Paragraph Composition, Rhetoric
Peer reviewedBerman, Neil – College Composition and Communication, 1975
Students asked to write directions for assembling a tinkertoy structure learned valuable writing skills as well as critical ability. (JH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedCorder, Jim W. – College Composition and Communication, 1975
One can learn a great deal about teaching composition by writing the essays he assigns to students to write. (JH)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Essays, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedKiniry, Malcolm; Strenski, Ellen – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Describes a system for arranging assignments in a composition course that aims to prepare students for academic writing, by focusing entirely on exposition and its conceptual demands. (HTH)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Content, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum
Peer reviewedDowling, H. F., Jr. – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Describes the emphasis on creativity in expository writing in a college composition class. Outlines four traits of creativity promoted and encouraged in student nonfiction writing and writing assignments for that purpose. Includes samples of students' creative nonfiction. (HTH)
Descriptors: College English, Creativity, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKelly, Kathleen – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Explores ways in which an expository writing class can encompass training in both professional writing and in the humanities. Presents a writing assignment that combines research in the humanities with writing for decision makers. (HTH)
Descriptors: Course Content, Decision Making Skills, Expository Writing, Higher Education
