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Download full textCrafton, John Micheal – 1989
Based on his experience of being trained in a process-centered pedagogy and of working in a product-centered program, a writing instructor discovers that the in-class essay is not only a useful or workable part of a regressive curriculum, but that it is effective and necessary for any progressive process orientation as well. Pragmatic, ethical,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Essays, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPoetker, Joel S. – Social Studies, 1976
The teaching technique described provides students practice in developing the skills necessary for good social studies essay writing. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Essays, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedCorder, Jim W. – College Composition and Communication, 1975
One can learn a great deal about teaching composition by writing the essays he assigns to students to write. (JH)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Essays, Expository Writing
Peer reviewedFannin, James A. – History Teacher, 1978
Briefly discusses the use of student essays as a technique in the teaching of history. Outlines a student guide to writing reports and includes specific hints on writing essays. (JK)
Descriptors: Essays, Evaluation Criteria, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKurata, Marilyn – Exercise Exchange, 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: At my university, students are required to take a two course sequence in freshman composition, EH 101 and EH 102. EH 101 covers six basic essay forms utilizing description, narration, process description, classification, comparison/contrast, and argument. Because EH 101 is a basic, required course,…
Descriptors: Essays, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse
Crabbe, John K., Ed.; Crabbe, Katharyn F., Ed. – 1979
Reflecting the view that a single formula for revolutionizing the teaching of writing is unavailable, this publication of the New York State English Council presents a series of articles dealing with various topics in the teaching of composition in high school and college settings. Subjects discussed include the following: the use of fables in the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, English Curriculum, Essays
Lipscomb, Delores – 1980
The writing assignments developed for a course in expository writing intended for gifted eighth grade students are described in this paper. The first assignment described is a causal analysis essay that required the students to examine events from their lives or from newspaper articles and analyze the causes of the actions involved. The paper…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation
Lofqvist, Gert; Lindell, Ebbe – 1989
In Sweden the International Association Evaluation of Educational Achievement in written composition study involved 4,500 students from grades 6 and 9, as well as students from the terminal grades of the upper secondary school. Students wrote essays of various kinds and replied to questionnaires. Essays were evaluated according to content,…
Descriptors: Essays, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Calder, Boni; And Others – 1987
The result of the collaborative efforts of seven writing instructors and based in part on the Bay Area Writing Project, this writing guide is intended for teachers in grades one through six. In the first part, the first of four sections suggests instructional techniques and activities, includes student writing samples, and defines the writing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Drama, Elementary Education, English Curriculum
