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Juhee Lee; Jeonghyun Lee – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2024
Although competent argumentative writing is important for academic success and daily life, it is difficult to teach, especially in middle schools where English is taught as a foreign language (EFL). Previous research has indicated that extensive reading or writing improves the descriptive writing skills of EFL students. However, it is not certain…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English Language Learners
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Drake, David B. – Exercise Exchange, 1995
Explains a descriptive analysis exercise based on Chapter 99 of "Moby Dick." Notes that students are given a description of a coin, asked to draw the coin, and then freewrite about what they and their classmates have drawn. States that the exercise is intended to illustrate the relationship between objective and subjective description.…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, High Schools, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness