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Peer reviewedStiffler, Randall – Exercise Exchange, 1985
Describes a writing assignment in which students must complete a page of coherent prose using only one word containing the letter "n." The exercise serves as a prelude to the concepts of revision and of passive and active vocabularies. (HTH)
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, Language Skills, Revision (Written Composition)
Hadaway, Nancy L. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Describes a letter exchange project which links university students with bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. Finds that letters are relevant and meaningful communication; provide strong motivation to write; and offer an emotional link with another individual who can serve as a role model of the target language. (MG)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Skills
Download full textKaufmann, Felice A., Ed. – 1987
Contributed by high school English teachers across the United States, the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of English and the language arts. Teaching strategies offered in the first section of the booklet are designed to stimulate language exploration with such activities as examining the…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Creative Writing, Educational Games, English Instruction
