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Connors, Robert J. – 1981
Although first enunciated in 1827 by Samuel Newman, the modes of discourse--narration, description, exposition, and argument--were not very popular until formulated in 1866 and presented in the United States in a rhetoric textbook in 1885. After 1890, they were gradually accepted by the most influential rhetoricians of the day, and their use in…
Descriptors: Classification, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, History
PDF pending restorationEckhardt, Caroline D.; Stewart, David H. – 1979
Teaching writing on the basis of purposes has certain advantages over teaching on the basis of techniques. The primary advantage is the greater resemblance to "real writing." Most student writing is apprentice work, as students themselves know, but it is far easier to point to nonacademic analogues of the categories of purpose (definition,…
Descriptors: Classification, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Expository Writing
Sodowsky, R. E.; Witte, S. P. – 1982
In an effort to examine the hierarchical relations in the development of discourse topics, the narrative-descriptive essays of 55 university freshmen were analyzed in terms of L. Lautamatti's five sentence types. In type 1, the initial element is in the position of the grammatical subject, and is the topical subject. In type 2, the topical and…
Descriptors: Classification, Cohesion (Written Composition), College Freshmen, Descriptive Writing
Bennett, Susan G., Ed. – 1984
Created as one part of a comprehensive curriculum for teaching writing from kindergarten through twelfth grade, this guide focuses on expressive writing. Following an introduction describing the goals of the writing project, the preface points out that the guide is based on the comprehensive model of James Kinneavy's "A Theory of Discourse,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classification, Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing
Bennett, Susan G., Ed. – 1985
The fourth part of a four-year K-12 curriculum guide project for teaching writing, this guide deals with the literary aim (or purpose) for creating composition--which challenges the individual to develop a creative style found in the novel, short story, drama, or poem, and which encompasses both fiction and nonfiction. The preface explains that…
Descriptors: Classification, Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Curriculum Development in English. – 1968
This language unit for grade 10 builds on a definition of the expository use of language developed in the two previous 10th-grade units. In a brief overview of report language, the referential language of Thomas Huxley is compared with the expressive language of Edgar Allan Poe. The writings of S. I. Hayakawa, Hans Guth, and others are examined…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing
