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Spicer, Andrew – Use of English, 1987
Notes that syllabus requirements for British secondary school literature courses tacitly create a course in writing as well. Presents ways in which this writing component can be implemented, without isolating it from the literature component. (HTH)
Descriptors: Course Content, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Literature Appreciation
Griffiths, Sue – Use of English, 1989
Examines the format and nature of the two required writing tasks in the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) English Examination. Asserts that the test assignments do not properly assess writing ability and are problematic, tedious, and ineptly-conceived ordeals for pupils. Discusses the use of writing folders as an alternative. (KEH)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Panuska, Janet A. – 1989
This paper offers a sample selection of exercises from the text "Rapid Transit to Sentence Writing," which is based on the idea that learning to write a sentence is a process which involves understanding the relationship of the parts of the sentence to the whole sentence. The book received the 1989 Innovative Teaching Honors Award from…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Colleges, Creative Teaching, English Instruction
Turewicz, Evelyn – 1983
A study documenting and describing dialogue journal writing in a group of nine tenth graders in an Australian secondary school English class is reported. The overall purpose was to understand the nature of dialogue journal writing and to assess its value as a suitable mode of encouraging writing among secondary students. Specific aspects of…
Descriptors: Diaries, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Poole, Roger – Use of English, 1986
Explains that creative writing is a form of communication and stresses the importance of communication in all aspects of education and suggests activities to facilitate that, such as having students produce a town guide or initiate and organize a campaign. (DF)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Creative Writing, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Liddell, Gordon F. – 1975
The first of a two-part discussion of an experimental program involving small group teaching in a mixed-ability secondary English class in Scotland, this report outlines the class organization and management techniques used during the program. It also contains an account of the culminating class activity, a group novel-writing project. Six…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing
Liddell, Gordon F. – 1977
The second of a two-part discussion of an experimental program involving small group teaching in a mixed-ability secondary English class in Scotland, this report extends and investigates more deeply some of the problems not dealt with in the first part of the report. Specifically, it analyzes the modes of assessment possible in this form of class…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Experimental Programs
