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Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1989
Describes five writing activities for college writing courses: (1) a documented opinion paper exercise; (2) breaking writing rules; (3) trip reports from absentees; (4) case studies to promote writing for particular audiences for pragmatic purposes; and (5) an organizing strategy for studying, using a chart format. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, College English, Descriptive Writing, Postsecondary Education

Crabb, Alfred L., Jr. – Exercise Exchange, 1998
Describes a class writing exercise for high school and college English classes (which functions well early in the first semester), which emphasizes a basic idea (that close inspection of a subject will reveal that there is a lot to say about it) by having students describe in detail a person's face, first as a class and then individually. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, High Schools
Albertus, Karen; And Others – 1989
Emphasizing real-life communication skills, this book offers cooperative activities to help teachers supplement their writing programs with easy-to-use critical thinking activities. The activities in the book are suitable for grades 4 through 8, for gifted younger students, or as a remediation tool for older students. The activities are aimed at…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Descriptive Writing, Intermediate Grades
Albertus, Karen; And Others – 1989
Emphasizing real-life communication skills, this book offers cooperative activities to help teachers supplement their writing programs with easy-to-use critical thinking activities. The activities in the book are suitable for grades 4 through 8, for gifted younger students, or as a remediation tool for older students. The activities in the book…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Descriptive Writing, Group Activities
Baker, Michael; And Others – 1991
Emphasizing real-life communication skills, this book offers cooperative activities to help teachers supplement their writing programs with easy-to-use critical thinking activities. The activities in the book are suitable for grades 4 through 8, for gifted younger students, or as a remediation tool for older students. The activities in the book…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Descriptive Writing, Intermediate Grades
Vultaggio, Barbara – 1989
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans offers practical suggestions for developing high school students' writing skills. The 37 lesson plans in this book are divided into four sections: (1) descriptive; (2) audience/voice; (3) expository; and (4) creative. A user's…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing