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A Vygotsky-Based Curriculum for Teaching Persuasive Writing in the Elementary Grades.

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Burkhalter, Nancy – Language Arts, 1995

Reports on research that showed that preformal-operational fourth graders could indeed benefit from classroom writing instruction on the higher-order skill of persuasive writing. (SR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Grade 4

Seven Reasons Why Children Should Write Stories.

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Tompkins, Gail E. – Language Arts, 1982

Writing researchers suggest that children should write stories in order to (1) entertain, (2) foster artistic expression, (3) explore the functions and values of writing, (4) stimulate imagination, (5) clarify thinking, (6) search for identity, and (7) learn to read and write. (HTH)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Creative Writing