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Christensen's Rhetoric of the Paragraph Revisited.
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Archer, Stanley – Exercise Exchange, 1977
Suggests that using Francis Christensen's method of analyzing paragraphs can help students improve their own paragraph development. (TJ)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Paragraph Composition, Secondary Education
Writing for Reading.
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Proffitt, Edward – Exercise Exchange, 1978
Summarizes a method for teaching composition that allows for practice in straight composition, the opportunity for self-expression, and the getting of feedback by asking students to write a paragraph in response to a specific question about the text for the week and a second paragraph of reaction to the text. (TJ)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Paragraph Composition, Teaching Methods
A Little Pen and Pencil Magic: Adapting an English-as-a-Second-Language Technique for Native Speakers of English.
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Jones, William – Exercise Exchange, 1977
Illustrates how a controlled writing exercise for students of English as a second language can be used to help native speakers of English learn paragraph development. (TJ)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Instruction, Higher Education, Paragraph Composition
From Paragraph to Paper: An Assignment for the Developmental Student.
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Whitaker, Elaine E. – Exercise Exchange, 1987
Presents step-by-step instructions to help developmental writing students write a cohesive essay by combining individually written paragraphs. (HTH)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Paragraph Composition, Teaching Methods