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Kahn, Elizabeth A.; Johannessen, Larry R. – 1986
A continuing concern of theorists in composition and rhetoric has been the problem of how to design effective writing assignments. With the recent movement in writing assessment from objective tests to writing samples, this problem has become even more important for those who produce "tests" designed to elicit writing samples. A study…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, High Schools, Student Evaluation, Student Needs
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Bernstein, Susan Naomi – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1998
Describes how one teacher uses life writing (reading and writing about transformative life experiences) in her basic writing class to engage students and to help them understand the power and purpose of reaching out to a variety of audiences. Discusses grading life writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Basic Writing, Life Events, Personal Narratives
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Oliver, Eileen I. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1995
Reviews a study examining the influence of rhetorical specification in writing prompts on the writing quality of 7th-, 9th-, and 11th-grade students, and college freshmen. Analyzes the main and interactive effects of topic, purpose, and audience on writing quality. Indicates that students use different kinds of rhetorical information at different…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College Freshmen, Developmental Stages, Higher Education
Cook, Jeanne Wells; Craig, Carolyn – 1991
This teacher's guide was developed to help teachers improve learning by incorporating writing into mathematics instruction. The document is divided into three sections. The issue of why writing should be utilized in the mathematics classroom is addressed in the first section. The topics discussed include why students should utilize writing in…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education