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| Allen, Diane | 1 |
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Peer reviewedAllen, Diane – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1997
Offers a method to help writing students generate ideas and collect their thoughts: (1) giving students 10 minutes to freewrite about being stranded on a desert island; (2) writing one page on a thesis statement; and (3) having students "talk through" their papers in small groups. (PA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Student Needs
