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Chapters Rerouted and Exercises Undone.
Rodby, Judith – Writing Instructor, 1984
Offers suggestions, based on textbook materials, for helping English-as-a-second-language students learn to write coherent English. (FL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Instruction, Textbooks, Writing Exercises
TWI Resource File: Ways to Develop an Idea with Words.
Hartnet, Carolyn G. – Writing Instructor, 1985
Lists eight ways to develop a topic for a composition. (DF)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prewriting, Teaching Methods, Writing Exercises
"Can I Write About My Life?" The Research Paper and the Inexperienced Writer.
MacDonald, Susan Peck – Writing Instructor, 1984
Offers suggestions for helping students write effective research papers. (FL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Research, Teacher Role, Writing Exercises
Situational Sequencing.
Schuster, Charles I. – Writing Instructor, 1984
Discusses situational sequencing, a concept of teaching writing that places writers within specific rhetorical contexts and asks them to produce a series of writings that develop from and relate to one another. Provides examples of such assignments. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Individual Development, Sequential Approach
Contrasting Proofreading and Revision (TWI Resource File).
Karis, William – Writing Instructor, 1987
Describes a writing exercise which helps students understand the distinction between mere proofreading and actual revision. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Reaching across the Curriculum with the Documented Term Paper.
Clark, Wilma – Writing Instructor, 1984
Describes a documented term paper assignment that allows students to investigate topics in other courses in which they are enrolled. Discusses the advantages of enlisting help from instructors in other areas and offers tips for involving the cooperating instructors in a mutually satisfying way. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Documentation, Higher Education, Research Skills
It All Depends on What You're Trying to Do.
Mallet, Susan – Writing Instructor, 1985
Uses ideas from speech act theory to show students how to become "co-communicants" with their readers. (DF)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Higher Education, Prewriting, Speech Acts
Sequencing Then and Now.
Haisty, Donna – Writing Instructor, 1984
Discusses the sequencing of writing assignments based on students' natural development. Cites the work of Piaget and Moffett. (FL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy
Write, Read and Edit! ESL Theory in the Basic Writing Curriculum.
Adams, Katherine; and Adams, John. – Writing Instructor, 1985
Examines the recent ESL research of Stephen Krashen and shows how it applies to developmental students. Discusses successful strategies, such as small group activities, to use in basic writing instruction. (DF)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Educational Theories, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Creating an Audience for the Research Paper.
Palumbo, Roberta M. – Writing Instructor, 1983
Explains how providing a general theme and a varied audience for writing helped improve student research papers. (FL)
Descriptors: Audiences, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Reading Materials