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Peer reviewedSmith, Rochelle – College English, 1984
Presents writing as a form of dialog and the paragraph as a unit of implied dialog. (MM)
Descriptors: Coherence, Heuristics, Paragraph Composition, Writing (Composition)
Peer reviewedEden, Rick; Mitchell, Ruth – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Supports a reader oriented theory of paragraph writing. Discusses the readers' expectations of paragraphs and supporting research, demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular current model of paragraph structure, demonstrates the power of rhetorical paragraph writing, and details the pedagogical implications of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, Paragraph Composition, Reading Writing Relationship
Davlin, Nancy; Riggle, Patricia – 1988
A study determined if there was a significant difference in the writing skills of eighth graders after they completed a writing class that based the method of instruction on the writing process. Subjects, 743 students in a midwestern school system, completed the class and were administered pretests and posttests. The results supported the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Paragraph Composition
Peer reviewedKent, Thomas L. – Journal of Business Communication, 1984
Presents a strategy for teaching paragraph cohesion based on the "given-new contract" theory of information transfer that explains why and how to construct unified and cohesive paragraphs. (PD)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Paragraph Composition
Download full textHogge, Joan Ellet – 1985
Acknowledging that ordering, spatial orientation, and synthesis are important properties in achieving clarity in writing, a study investigated the biological influences on students' writing processes and ways to help writers produce more coherent written products. Subjects, two males and four females ranging in age from 19 to 40, were tested using…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Coherence
Connor, Ulla, Ed.; Johns, Ann M., Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this book is twofold: to present important coherence models and to suggest how insights from coherence theory and research can be introduced to the classroom. The book is organized into four sections: theoretical overview, coherence models, studies of student writing, and pedagogical approaches. Articles include: "Seven Problems in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Coherence, Computer Assisted Instruction
