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Bernhardt, Bill – 1977
Intended for teachers, students, and for anyone who is dissatisfied with his or her understanding of writing, this book is focused on practical exercises and experiments. The first section of the book, "What Writing Is," consists of two chapters of primary interest to teachers, and provides a general orientation to the document's approach. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Secondary Education, Teacher Developed Materials, Writing Exercises
Rose, Jean – Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Students more familiar with failure than success can carry inhibiting levels of fear, and mature students are twice as likely to drop out of Higher Education in their first year than younger students. Through its use of conversational and supportive tones, this study guide puts readers at ease assisting the transition to academic study. The author…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Form Classes (Languages), Study Guides, Spelling
Hajek, Ellen – 1994
This book presents the essentials of good writing in an easy-to-follow 4-part process. The first step discussed in the book, "Using Your Noodle," guides the student through the preparatory thinking process (audience awareness, brainstorming, grouping thoughts). The second step, "Following a Format," presents the challenge of…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Elementary Education, Language Usage, Letters (Correspondence)
Gould, Eric; And Others – 1989
Designed to involve students directly and immediately in the process of intellectual inquiry by showing them that writing is a discovery process and by helping them in developing writing as a form of social dialogue, this book is organized to accentuate the dynamic, interactive character of the writing process. Chapter titles are: (1)…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Literary), Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Reading Writing Relationship
Rawlins, Jack – 1987
Intended for college students and other writers, this book contains a detailed, step-by-step description of the writing process, from prewriting and brainstorming to polishing the mechanics of a final draft. The book is divided into five major sections. Part 1 is a broad introduction to the natural language attitude toward learning to write. Part…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Whole Language Approach, Word Processing, Writing Ability
Lewis, Nancy; Sbaratta, Philip – 1982
This packet of competency-based instructional materials was developed for use in all sections of North Shore Community College's developmental composition course. Introductory material traces the development of the competency-based system at the college, which stemmed from a need for a more consistent approach in the composition classes. Next, the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Course Organization
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to writing a short story for a variety of academic and technical purposes,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Middle Schools
Voices: New Writers for New Readers, 1989
Three issues of a literacy magazine contain articles written by and for individuals learning English writing skills. Most of the articles are personal narratives or accounts of significant personal experiences. These pieces are divided into sections according to skill level. One section consists of student writings with brief commentaries on style…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Literacy Education
Bell, James – 1988
Designed for students in a community college introductory psychology course, this booklet provides course assignments and ideas to improve students' writing. The booklet covers the following topics: (1) course writing assignments and the steps in preparing summaries of readings; (2) academic honesty and ways to avoid plagiarism; (3) the use of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Mastery Learning, Plagiarism
Thurstun, Jennifer; Candlin, Christopher N. – 1997
The workbook is designed to teach college-level writing skills to students for whom English is either the native or a second language. An introductory section for students describes the use of a concordance and provides instructions for the using the workbook. An introductory section for teachers is also included. Six instructional units address…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to writing short stories and letters for a variety of academic and technical…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Academic Standards, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to writing and speaking for a variety of academic and technical purposes. It…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Academic Standards, Class Activities, Communication Skills