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Peer reviewedBails, Renee – Exercise Exchange, 1994
Describes an activity to encourage students to write with specific details. Notes that (at the beginning of each class) students briefly jot down three things that have made them feel good on that particular day. Notes several other benefits of this activity. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Descriptive Writing, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBates, Laura Raidonis – Exercise Exchange, 1998
Describes an exercise for basic writers which encompasses reading, listening, and writing. Finds that Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart" has an effective vocabulary, a first-person conversational tone for the "mad" voice, and a second-person direct address that makes it easy to follow. Notes that inexperienced readers can…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction
Download full textCollins, James L.; Collins, Kathleen M. – 1994
Writing processes and writing skills are highly compatible, but only if "writing skills" are defined as genuinely helpful learning strategies rather than prescriptive techniques or isolated forms and rules. Increased skill is a product of meaningful practice, not prescriptive instructions or isolated drills. In the present context, the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Skill Development
Direct linkFallahi, Carolyn R.; Wood, Rebecca M.; Austad, Carol Shaw; Fallahi, Hamid – Teaching of Psychology, 2006
We examined the effects of in-class writing instruction, practice, peer review, and feedback on writing skills of undergraduates enrolled in a general psychology course. We rated writing for grammar, writing style, mechanics, and American Psychological Association referencing style. Significant differences emerged on the 4 writing skill domains (p…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Basic Writing, Writing Skills, Student Improvement
Hirsch, Linda; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Describes the Language across the Curriculum programs operating at Hostos Community College for English-as-a-Second-Language students; at Miami-Dade Community College for bilingual transfer students; and Dawson College for faculty. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Williams, Dana Nicole – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Offers an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents and journal articles on writing across the curriculum, including those providing background information, describing different types of programs, offering guidance on generating writing assignments, and promoting faculty participation. (DMM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Troiano, Edna M.; Draus, Julia – 1990
In 1983, Charles County Community College (CCCC) initiated a project to infuse academic information from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences into developmental courses. The reorganization assignments related to 27 topics that promoted academic examination and cultural literacy while at the same time drawing from students' own…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Interdisciplinary Approach
Ambron, Joanna – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Identifies the forces responsible for the shift in writing instruction from product-oriented to process-oriented approaches. Briefly discusses the beginnings of writing across the curriculum at Carlton College and considers the suitability of this approach to community colleges. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Educational History, Faculty Development
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11, McVeytown, PA. – 1987
This publication contains exercises recommended for use with adult basic education students in a writing skills program. Journal exercises are suggested as an ice-breaking activity for the beginning writer. Topics are listed for directed journal entries that bridge the gap from free writing to a structured approach. "Power verbs" exercises are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
The 14 lessons in this guide are intended to enhance elementary students' personal correspondence skills. The activities encourage creative personal interdisciplinary expression in language arts, visual arts, social studies, science, and mathematics through lessons that can be presented independently or integrated into existing lesson plans. Each…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Writing, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1989
With each issue focusing on different themes, volume 16 of "Inside English" looks at writing programs and critical thinking, developmental writing and the plight of part-time faculty, teaching literature and study abroad programs, and English as a Second Language (ESL) and English programs. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College English, College Faculty
