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Download full textStevenson, Dwight W., Ed. – 1981
This anthology contains 21 articles on teaching methods and assignments in technical writing. The anthology is divided into three major sections. The first section, "Courses," presents plans for alternative approaches to the teaching of technical writing. The second section, "Components," offers a variety of activities for major segments within a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Organization
Bordner, Marsha S., Ed. – 1988
This collection of essays by college and high school faculty represents a variety of practical approaches that can be used in composition classes. The essays and their authors are as follows (1) "Undercover Preparation" (Judy Anderson); (2) "Paragraph Development from Visualization: 'a paragraph ain't nothing but a sandwich!'"…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Educational Strategies, English Instruction, High Schools
Newkirk, Thomas, Ed.; Atwell, Nancie, Ed. – 1982
Written by teachers for teachers of elementary school students, the 20 articles in this collection are designed to provide insights into the way children learn to write and to encourage teachers to examine their own theories and perceptions of writing and writing instruction. The articles are grouped in five sections. In the first section, six…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Student Teacher Relationship
Taylor, Patricia Simmons; And Others – 1982
This field manual for composition teachers, written by community college and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) writing instructors, examines practical and theoretical problems and strategies associated with teaching composition. Essays in chapter I, by Ruth Mitchell and Faye Peitzman, underscore the relevance and implications of…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, English (Second Language), Postsecondary Education, Sentence Combining
Lord Fairfax Community Coll., Middletown, VA. – 1992
In an attempt to improve its students' writing abilities, as well as their critical thinking skills, Lord Fairfax Community College, in Virginia, developed a program called "Thinking through Writing." The project designers believed that concept formation, classification, memory enhancement, and other learning/thinking skills could be…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
Dallas, Susan, Ed. – 1982
One of the most difficult problems facing colleges today is dealing with students whose basic skills are too low to allow them to benefit from college-level studies. While some institutions seem to have given up expectations for underprepared students' achievement, others have instituted massive programs of individualized counseling and tutoring…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Multicampus Districts
Stanford, Gene; And Others – 1979
This collection of 27 articles written by educators suggests to classroom teachers creative ways of teaching writing well even when confronted with unreasonably large classes. The articles are presented under six main headings: ungraded writing, teacher involvement--not evaluation, student self-editing, practice with parts, focused feedback, and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Editing, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Newkirk, Thomas, Ed.; Atwell, Nancie, Ed. – 1988
Written by teachers of elementary school students, the 30 articles in this collection are designed to provide insights into the way children learn to write and to encourage teachers to examine their own theories and perceptions of writing and writing instruction. The articles are grouped in six sections, covering beginning writing, collaborative…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension
