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D'Angelo, Frank J. – College Composition and Communication, 1978
Describes how the four traditional kinds of writing (description, narration, exposition, and argumentation) are used in advertising and suggests ways that advertising and the four modes may be used to teach composition. (DD)
Descriptors: Advertising, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Higher Education
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Herrick, Michael J. – English Quarterly, 1994
Describes how a writing teacher has his students write about one object in the four modes (description, narration, argumentation, and exposition) as a means of learning about writing and writing to learn. Suggests that students learn about their topics when they write about them in the four modes. (SR)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Narration
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Graesser, Arthur C.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1980
Retention of prose is examined as it is affected by (1) outlines as advanced organizers; (2) preexperimental familiarity with the material; and (3) text genre. Findings are discussed in the context of current theories in cognitive psychology, particularly those of structure, organization, and representation of knowledge and prose. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing
Lebre-Peytard, Monique – Francais dans le Monde, 1986
The descriptions of a terrorist attack on a Paris restaurant--an audio recording of a juvenile eyewitness, an audio recording of a researcher reading a text about the event, and a newspaper account--are compared for discourse characteristics. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis
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Adams, Katherine S. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1984
Analyzes changes in content and shifts in emphasis in rhetoric texts from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Suggests that the current-traditional approach to the teaching of rhetoric used in most college classrooms has a strong similarity to that advocated by early rhetoricians. (RBW)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Educational History, Expository Writing
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Davis, Anne S.; Witte, Stephen P. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1980
An analysis of descriptive and narrative passages written by 45 first-semester college freshmen early in the semester suggests that mean T-unit length is not a stable individual trait either within the descriptive mode or across description and narration. (GT)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Descriptive Writing, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis
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Blumner, Jacob S.; Barnett, Robert W. – Exercise Exchange, 2000
Presents two assignments that are designed to help students (at the high school and college levels) to develop a sense of place while building skills to improve their narrative writing. Includes the assignment sheet. Describes how students create a Michigan Travel Guide from their final drafts. (SR)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, High Schools, Higher Education
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Fernald, L. Dodge; Fernald, Peter S. – College Teaching, 1989
The narrative technique can be used as an effective teaching device at the college level. It can enhance students' motivation and provide a cognitive framework for learning. The narrative in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" is discussed. Three modes of illustration and using illustrations in class are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: College English, College Instruction, Concept Teaching, Critical Thinking
Diadori, Pierangela – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1988
Analyzes the different types of texts that can be used in the teaching of Italian as a foreign language. Based on their communicative function, the texts are divided into the following categories: description, narration, instruction, argumentation, and exposition. Grids with examples of each type of text are included. (CFM)
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Descriptive Writing
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Kegley, Pamela H. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
To determine the reliability of evaluation decisions about student writing competency across modes of discourse, a large sample of students was randomly assigned a writing task in one of four modes of discourse. Results provide evidence that mode of discourse must be considered when judging the adequacy of student writing. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes