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Peer reviewedSkrabanek, D. W. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1979
Notes that emphasizing word choice is important in freshman composition classes. (MKM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Descriptive Writing, Diction, Semantics
CARLSON, RUTH KEARNEY – 1965
THIS BOOK PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR STIMULATING YOUNG WRITERS TO CREATE IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING VERSATILE VOCABULARY WORDS AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS. THE SUGGESTIONS ARE GROUPED INTO FIVE CHAPTERS--(1) "SPINNING IMAGINATIVE THOUGHTS" IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN FOSTERING PUPILS' FLEXIBLE THINKING PROCESSES TOWARD THE…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Elementary Education
Horne, Rose Nell – 1966
The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the effectivenss of activities centered around children's literature on pupils' use and understanding of figurative language, (2) to study the effect of the activities on pupils' reading vocabulary and comprehension, and (3) to examine the relationship of age, sex, IQ, and socioeconomic status to…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing
