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A Tagmemic Heuristic for the Whole Composition.
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Vitanza, Victor J. – College Composition and Communication, 1979
Illustrates how the tagmemic theories of Richard Young, Alton Becker, and Kenneth Pike can be used as a heuristic system in writing entire compositions. (DD)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Higher Education, Writing (Composition)
Searching: A Better Way to Teach Technical Writing.
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Veglahn, Nancy J. – College Composition and Communication, 1988
Discusses the searching process for students attempting to obtain meaningful information about which to write. Presents methods and benefits of searching which improve students' technical writing. (MS)
Descriptors: College English, Discovery Processes, Higher Education, Research Papers (Students)
The Processes of Invention: Association and Recombination.
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De Beaugrande, Robert – College Composition and Communication, 1979
Provides a model for the process of invention and illustrates it through an analysis of Shakespeare's 33rd sonnet. (DD)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Creative Thinking, Discovery Processes, Higher Education
Writing Discovery Journals: Helping Students Take Charge.
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Haviland, Carol Peterson; Pittendrigh, Adele – College Composition and Communication, 1988
Argues that journal writing expands students' discoveries about themselves as writers, and extends their abilities to take charge of writing assignments in both English and non-English courses. (MS)
Descriptors: College English, Discovery Processes, Freshman Composition, Higher Education