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Peer reviewedDietrich, Julia C. – Exercise Exchange, 1978
Presents a method for helping students learn to evaluate data, draw conclusions, and state a most probable hypothesis in writing essays. (TJ)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Essays, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Sallyanne H. – Exercise Exchange, 1982
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: LEVEL: College. AUTHOR'S COMMENT: When I first began as a college composition instructor, I gave a standard explanation that definition was necessary if students wished to argue logically or to explain an unfamiliar subject. I showed examples of definitions, discussed ones in the text, and then sent…
Descriptors: College English, Definitions, Essays, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWhitaker, Elaine E. – Exercise Exchange, 1988
Describes a classroom activity in which a group of five students compose an essay together which meets the following academic objectives: (1) awareness of what constitutes a thesis; (2) understanding of evidence which can be used to support such a thesis; and (3) a conception of a conventionally developed five-paragraph essay. (RAE)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Educational Technology, Essays, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWess, Robert C. – Exercise Exchange, 1982
Describes an essay writing assignment that combines points from R. D. Kepes' futuristic point of view and V. E. Frankl's real life projections. (FL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Essays, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedKurata, Marilyn – Exercise Exchange, 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: At my university, students are required to take a two course sequence in freshman composition, EH 101 and EH 102. EH 101 covers six basic essay forms utilizing description, narration, process description, classification, comparison/contrast, and argument. Because EH 101 is a basic, required course,…
Descriptors: Essays, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse
