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Belanoff, Pat – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Challenges several myths about writing assessment held by educators. Argues for the validity of assessments developed within particular environments for particular purposes agreed to by those teaching within those environments. Celebrates the lack of conformity in grading as a sign of a rich and nurturing environment for the development of writing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Foreign Students, Grading

Hindman, Jane E. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1993
Contends that evaluations of student writing come not from some transcendent realm but from the discursive practices by which teachers authorize themselves within a given community. Argues that basic writers need explicit knowledge of such practices, and proposes a language-centered curriculum to teach it. (HB)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Discourse Modes