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Braungart, Diane S. – 1985
Noting that effective writing instruction depends on careful planning informed by knowledge of the writing process and its variations in relation to different audiences and purposes, this teacher's guide explains the nature of the writing process and how it relates to instruction. The purposes of the guide are threefold: to highlight current…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Language Usage
Schifferle, Judith – 1985
This handbook is one of a set of six which provide a systematic means to help students in grades 4 through 8 learn the process of writing while building specific writing skills. The handbook focuses on paragraph writing, and offers 25 reproducible lessons, in a variety of formats, to help students improve their use of descriptive, narrative,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Intermediate Grades
Download full textNevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 2000
The Nevada Writing Assessment Program has been developed, implemented, and facilitated by Nevada classroom teachers, who have adapted, designed, and continually revised the scoring criteria; designed the assessment writing prompts; evaluated and chosen anchor papers; led the scoring sessions and read and scored the student papers; and made the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, High Schools
Direct linkSunflower, Cherlyn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
The second edition of "Really Writing!" provides 40 real-life writing activities designed to capture the attention of young authors (grades 2 through 6) who are just learning the composing process. This book is also a resource for teaching advanced writers who are ready to experiment with a variety of writing and speaking genres. Each of the…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Writing Processes, National Standards, Brainstorming
