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Peer reviewedStern, Arthur A. – College Composition and Communication, 1976
Today's paragraph is not a logical unity, and we should stop telling our students that it is. (DD)
Descriptors: Authors, Connected Discourse, English Instruction, Higher Education
Parks, Kathleen Danaher – 1977
"Muddiness" in student writing can be eliminated, and students can learn to write with clarity, through the employment of a 1-3-3-3-1 pattern: one opening sentence, three paragraphs of three sentences each, and one closing sentence. To this basic pattern, the concept of key words may be added to help students develop a focus for each piece of…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Higher Education
