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Glorfeld, Louis E.; And Others – 1977
This new edition, intended to help the student achieve a simple and clear writing style, contains new material--chapters on the research paper and on the resume and application letter, an appendix on parts of speech, and a number of revision-practice sentences. The three sections of the book deal with preparations for writing, explanations and…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Guides, Paragraph Composition, Punctuation
Peer reviewedGrady, Michael – College Composition and Communication, 1971
Author extends Christensen's theories on paragraph development to formulate a sequence of development for longer compositions, and includes diagrams of sample sequences. (SP)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Models, Paragraph Composition, Rhetoric
Kar, Ronald N. – 1976
This paper explains the teaching strategy inherent in the model expository-paragraph program, a plan for middle-school, student writing based on imitation of and reaction to a model paragraph written by the teacher. The model paragraph provides material for the teaching of spelling, grammar, and composition skills and is a springboard for creative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Expository Writing, Middle Schools
Ingendahl, Werner – Wirkendes Wort, 1972
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, German, Language Instruction
Christensen, Linda, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Designed to help teachers find an effective approach in teaching expository writing, this guide divides expository writing into five main types: definition/classification, comparison/contrast, thesis/proof, problem/solution, and inference (drawing conclusions). Five different starter techniques are presented with each of the five main types of…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedDehghanpisheh, Elaine – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Reviews the objectives of composition within the total English as a second language curriculum. The limitations of popular instructional methods are discussed and the introduction of controlled paragraph rhetoric is suggested. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Expository Writing, Language Instruction
Lawrence, Mary S. – 1972
This text is designed for students of English as a second language for intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency. The text is based on an approach to writing which is semantic and cognitive. Providing for active transfer of each student's knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, it bridges the gap between controlled writing and free writing.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Expository Writing, Grammar
Bude, Bette L. – 1985
Because junior high school literature anthologies contain few expository offerings and English texts seldom involve students in critical reading as background for writing, it is up to the teacher to fill the gap. One approach for providing students with critical reading practice is the cloze procedure, which (1) encourages close reading and…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Writing, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Download full textSaint Louis Park Public Schools, Minn. – 1967
The aim of this course for grades 10-12 is to develop in students their command of language through their use of it. It tries to guide the student through the actual process of composition, avoiding the treatment of the pre-writing stage and the writer's situation. The instruction material is divided into six categories (Conciseness and Clarity,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing, Diction
