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The Writing Quality of Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Graders, and College Freshmen: Does Rhetorical Specification in Writing Prompts Make a Difference?

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Oliver, Eileen I. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1995

Reviews a study examining the influence of rhetorical specification in writing prompts on the writing quality of 7th-, 9th-, and 11th-grade students, and college freshmen. Analyzes the main and interactive effects of topic, purpose, and audience on writing quality. Indicates that students use different kinds of rhetorical information at different…

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College Freshmen, Developmental Stages, Higher Education

Two Classrooms, Two Writing Communities: Urban and Suburban Tenth Graders Learning to Write.

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Sperling, Melanie; Woodlief, Laura – Research in the Teaching of English, 1997

Investigates how classroom communities were created to support students' writing in two contrasting grade-10 English classrooms: one in a low-income urban school with a diverse population, one in a middle-class suburban school. Analyzes class discussions to see how they functioned in creating community. Portrays writing in both classrooms as…

Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Communities