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Peer reviewedNystrand, Martin; Graff, Nelson – Elementary School Journal, 2001
Draws on classroom observations, interviews, and writing portfolios to contend that competing demands in modern classrooms can lead to environments that sabotage the teaching of argumentative and persuasive writing. Concludes that the epistemology fostered by classroom talk and other activities was inimical to the complex rhetoric the teacher was…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Classroom Environment, Creative Writing, Educational Environment
