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Download full textBarr, Mary A. – 1975
The activities and suggestions presented in this document for developing students' writing skills are based on fifteen ideas outlined at the beginning of the book. Part one, focusing on writing within the English course, suggests activities for the following: using reproductions of primary sources, writing directed to a specific and significant…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Expository Writing
Writing as a Process of Discovery: Some Structured Theme Assignments for Grades Five Through Twelve.
Jenkinson, Edward B.; Seybold, Donald A. – 1970
To help students understand the processes by which they should gather, organize, and write material for an assigned theme, this book presents a series of steps for students to follow as well as some specific guidelines for composition teachers. Theme assignments, procedural steps, sample themes, and questions for classroom discussion are provided…
Descriptors: Assignments, Audiences, Descriptive Writing, Discovery Learning
Horne, Rose Nell – 1966
The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the effectivenss of activities centered around children's literature on pupils' use and understanding of figurative language, (2) to study the effect of the activities on pupils' reading vocabulary and comprehension, and (3) to examine the relationship of age, sex, IQ, and socioeconomic status to…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing
