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Dixon, John; Stratta, Leslie – 1982
A consideration of real world language use yields five questions that could prove helpful in assessing student writing achievements: (1) What is the writer's purpose or intention? (2) What audience does the writer have in mind? (3) What are the organizing principles of the piece? (4) What range of experience and knowledge might one reasonably…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Instructional Improvement, Secondary Education
Ismail, Rohana binte – Guidelines, 1990
A series of six related lessons is presented that covers the three stages of process writing in which secondary students work in pairs and groups. Covering 11 35-minute periods, the lessons include prewriting, writing, and postwriting. Sample questions are appended. (Contains five references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Foreign Countries, Group Instruction, Prewriting
Peer reviewedChristensen, Linda M. – English Journal, 1989
Discusses ways to empower students through writing, using their own voices, plumbing their own lives for stories, poems, and essays; and engaging them in dialogue with their peers about writing and literature. (RAE)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Personal Narratives, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Decker, Norma; Shirley, Kathy – 1985
Placing a major emphasis on writing activity, this guide provides information and suggestions for implementing the Writing Process Curriculum in secondary schools. Following sections on the philosophy, aim, goals, and objectives of the Writing Process Curriculum, the guide outlines the stages of writing in the third section, including descriptions…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Descriptive Writing
