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Peer reviewedSmith, Mark Edward – English Journal, 1992
Describes the experience of helping a student revise a personal, expressive piece of writing into a transactional essay. Discusses the pros and cons of such guidance. Concludes with a strong defense of conferencing. (HB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Discourse Modes, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition)
Cobine, Gary R. – 1994
A study examined how student-writers accommodated a real audience--that is how they adapted their writing to communicate clearly and forcefully with an audience other than the teacher. Subjects, 18 students in a pre-composition, remedial English course at Indiana University East, were asked to revise the formal drafts into a…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, Revision (Written Composition)
