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Sherman, Janice – Insights into Open Education, 1989
This paper examines children's preferences and understanding of stories and story elements by analyzing an extensive collection of art, writing, and teacher observations of one child, Virginia. The paper traces the progession of Virginia's understanding of character, setting, action/plot, and preference for fairy tale structures as evidenced in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Strange, Rebecca L. – 1988
A case can be made for teachers to use audience-oriented teaching strategies that encourage children to write for a wide range of readers. Even so, questions remain about how writers, especially student writers, actually learn to consider an audience of readers when they write. Research suggests that a developmental trend exists in which children…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Classroom Environment, Educational Strategies
Smith, Eugene – 1983
Student writing can be used in literature classes as a motivational and learning tool. Through careful planning, writing activities can (1) demonstrate that student ideas on literature will be considered seriously, (2) integrate students' literary opinions with those of the instructor and established critics, (3) improve student writing skills,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, College English, Group Discussion
Englert, Carol Sue; And Others – 1987
A successful expository writing program (1) should develop basic writing ability and fluency, (2) should convey to students that they are informants in a communicative context that includes writers and readers, and (3) should foster student control of the writing process including thinking and organizational strategies (such as planning,…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Expository Writing