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Wilhelm, Albert E. – Tennessee Education, 1980
To dramatize the need for logical organization and precise definition, students are asked to write essays describing specific everyday objects (e.g., screwdriver, nutpick). After the essay is read aloud the class tries to guess the item and comments on the effectiveness of the description. (DS)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Peer Evaluation, Student Writing Models, Writing (Composition)
