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Download full textZahlan, Anne Ricketson – 1987
Imitation of organizational and sentence patterns is an ancient technique for teaching rhetoric, but to be effective, imitation must be informed, deliberate, and creative. Students must first learn to recognize the characteristics of a given style and then to appreciate the connection between specific stylistic qualities and their cumulative…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Imitation, Literary Devices, Literary Styles
Anderson, Philip M.; Sunstein, Bonnie S. – 1987
A freshman writing assignment sequence encouraged students to use metaphors to think their way through scientific topics, improving their writing skills in the process. The students were all women, aged 18 to 48 years, who had been journal writing for several months but who did not consider themselves competent readers or writers. Reading material…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Literary Devices
