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Peer reviewedWasserman, Miryam – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2000
Describes how the author uses the poems of Edgar Lee Masters'"Spoon River Anthology" in her developmental writing classes to foster literary discussion, build vocabulary, and teach a broad range of essay writing skills. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedAdler-Kassner, Linda; Reynolds, Thomas – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1996
Discusses the rationale for working with computers as reading tools in a basic writing classroom and describes some of the teaching activities used in computer classrooms at the University of Minnesota's General College. (TB)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
