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Peer reviewedCrowhurst, Marion – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Uses Halliday and Hasan's taxonomy of cohesive devices to examine the kinds of cohesive ties used in arguments and narratives at grades 6, 10, and 12. Investigates whether there are differences between both grade levels and modes. (AEW)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Grade 10, Grade 12
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Focusing on the effects of three interventions on students' reading and writing of persuasive discourse, a study investigated (1) whether the writing of persuasive discourse can be improved by instruction, and (2) the effect of reading on writing and of writing on reading within the persuasive mode. Subjects, 100 Canadian sixth graders stratified…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
