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Download full textRubin, Donald L.; Dodd, William M. – 1987
Intended for college-level basic writers, this booklet integrates training in selected oral communication activities with writing instruction in order to improve students' academic writing. The first section discusses oral communication theory, emphasizing the underlying rhetorical abilities of invention, audience adaptation, and argumentation, to…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Freshman Composition, Group Discussion, Higher Education
Bay, Lois Marie Zinke – 1985
Using Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn," John Knowles'"A Separate Peace," and Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," a study examined the effects of Astute Activities--teaching techniques which increase students' cognitive ability and creativity--on student performance in two senior English classes in a small…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity
