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An Assignment Sequence for Underprepared Writers.
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Nimmo, Kristi – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2000
Presents a sequenced writing assignment on shopping to aid basic writers. Describes a writing assignment focused around online and mail-order shopping. Notes steps in preparing for the assignment, the sequence, and discusses responses to the assignments. (SC)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Two Year Colleges
The Widening Gulf: Computer-Enhanced Instruction in the Developmental Writing Classroom.
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Posey, Evelyn J. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1994
Claims that computer-assisted instruction can be a feasible option for the basic writing classroom. Argues that developmental writers must have the opportunity to use computers to enhance the writing process and improve critical thinking. Advocates using computers to go beyond sentence-level writing errors. (HB)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking