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Sprinkle, Russ – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1999
Suggests that despite culturally induced aversions, aromas do have a role to play in writing instruction. Suggest there are many examples in literature of authors' treatment of the olfactory sense. Argues that emphasizing smell as a writing stimulant and encouraging olfactory analyses of literary works can serve as valid ways of introducing…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Sensory Experience, Two Year Colleges, Writing Instruction
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Sandman, John; Weiser, Michael – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1993
Describes a first-day assignment for writing courses called a "writing autobiography" in which the student is asked to identify and assess their own strengths and weaknesses as writers. Argues for the value of having students consider their processes as writers. (HB)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Higher Education, Two Year Colleges, Writing Assignments
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Nelson, Betty Palmer – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1992
Describes the writing process of a teacher/writer in the creation of a 5-novel series portraying relations between men and women over a 175-year period in which women struggle to control their own lives. (PRA)
Descriptors: Authors, Novels, Two Year Colleges, Womens Studies