Strategies for strengthening the writing skills of accounting students include the following: beginning with critical thinking as a prerequisite to effective writing; teaching the elements of composing and editing; and using "microthemes" assignments. (SK)

Suggests that productive creativity occurs more reliably with moderation of work duration and of emotions, not with the fatigue and ensuing depression of "binge" writing. Examines academics (new to a campus that required writing and publishing for tenure) who write either in moderation or in binges. Finds that productive, successful…

Discusses writing novels, particularly the author's novel "Freak the Mighty," and what it is like to be a sixth grader. (RS)

Examines the pitfalls of teaching and conceiving of writing in terms of content and form. Suggests that writing instructors and their students should think in rhetorical terms: how discourse responds to other discourse or to its audience, i.e., how it most effectively gets the job done. (TB)

Examines the effects of reading and writing multivocal texts and argues that writers need to assume interpretive responsibility for creating new forms of discourse. (TB)

Notes that the reading and writing of poetry in the composition classroom asks students to participate in metacognition. Examines how writing teachers may use poetry activities to foster metalinguistic awareness as well as to meet many of the demands of the composition classroom. Contends that poetry is a missing link in an incomplete chain of…

Argues against one facet of writing across the curriculum (WAC) "doctrine"--the apparent reluctance to correct students' mechanical errors. Asks WAC proponents to reflect on the vital consideration that one must master the craft before being capable of taking writing to the level at which it approaches or becomes art. (RS)

Contains an interview with Hawaiian writer Graham Salisbury about his young adult novels, such as "Blue Skin of the Sea,""Under the Blood-Red Sun," and "Shark Bait." Discusses the struggles and conflicts of boyhood. (TB)

Advances the idea of using the workshop format for basic writers' development as writers. Finds that workshops generate conversations and discussions that encourage social, political, and economic awareness to help basic writers discover who and where they are in society. (PA)

Queries Kingston about her fiction and nonfiction writing--her influences, how being Chinese American has shaped her, her thoughts about history, and her ideas on the writing process and on teaching. (PA)

The Women Speak writing project explored the use of writing as therapy for homeless women at an urban drop-in center. By sharing experiences, a sense of empowerment began. Nursing students and faculty were challenged to rethink the traditional clinical relationship that gives highest priority to the needs of students and faculty rather than the…

Describes how a teacher helps children understand that endings do not just magically pop into their heads as they write the final words of their stories. Hopes to provide students with authentic revising sessions and to encourage them to assume the dual role of critical reader and thoughtful writer whenever possible. (SG)

Proposes guidelines for managing and writing self-study documents prepared by school district business officials seeking accreditation by the International Association for Management Education. Includes description of the writing team and an organized data-collection method. (PKP)

Examines the history of process and post-process in composition studies, focusing on ways in which terms, such as "current-traditional rhetoric,""process," and "post-process" have contributed to the discursive construction of reality. Argues that use of the term post-process in the context of second language writing needs to be guided by a…

Considers how the views of Quintilian provide a new lens for examining the writing process and its components as advocated by D. Graves, D. Murray, and others. Notes that the Quintilian Progression contains guidelines to support teachers and students as they endeavor to become more effective writers and critical thinkers. (SG)