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Connors, Robert J. – 1981
Although first enunciated in 1827 by Samuel Newman, the modes of discourse--narration, description, exposition, and argument--were not very popular until formulated in 1866 and presented in the United States in a rhetoric textbook in 1885. After 1890, they were gradually accepted by the most influential rhetoricians of the day, and their use in…
Descriptors: Classification, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, History
Bennett, Susan G., Ed. – 1984
Created as one part of a comprehensive curriculum for teaching writing from kindergarten through twelfth grade, this guide focuses on expressive writing. Following an introduction describing the goals of the writing project, the preface points out that the guide is based on the comprehensive model of James Kinneavy's "A Theory of Discourse,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classification, Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing
Bennett, Susan G., Ed. – 1985
The fourth part of a four-year K-12 curriculum guide project for teaching writing, this guide deals with the literary aim (or purpose) for creating composition--which challenges the individual to develop a creative style found in the novel, short story, drama, or poem, and which encompasses both fiction and nonfiction. The preface explains that…
Descriptors: Classification, Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing
