To investigate the composing processes of professional expository writers, interviews were conducted of six subjects who regularly produced expository prose under the pressure of a weekly or monthly deadline. Subjects included Noel Perrin, essayist, book critic, and Dartmouth College professor; Tom Wicker, political columnist for "The New York…

A weekly classroom newsletter produced jointly by students and teachers is a practical way of involving adult basic education (ABE) students in writing activities while simultaneously increasing each student's ownership of the class. Such newsletters benefit ABE programs by incorporating the following recognized principles of adult education: ABE…

This manual is intended for instructors who wish to help students improve their writing skills. Part 1 of the manual which is divided into three sections details reasons why students have problems with writing, and includes examples of some faulty constructions. The final section includes: (1) a summary of strategies for improving student writing;…

Intended to familiarize persons with the scoring standards and criteria used for the Georgia Basic Skills Writing Test, this scoring manual is in eight sections: (1) an introduction to the scoring dimensions and scale points; (2) definitions of the four scale points; (3) definitions of scoring dimensions and components (content and organization,…

A speechwriter who prepares a text for public address should first consider whether he or she is going to deliver the speech personally and should be careful to select a topic which the potential audience will not strongly oppose. From the introduction of a speech to its conclusion, a speechwriter should have definite goals, present an appropriate…

This essay is intended to assist teachers in helping students develop the art of resume writing. The curriculum outlined is based on prewriting, writing, and rewriting and on using sample entry-level resumes to illustrate basic resume do's and don'ts. The first section outlines the importance of good resumes and the pitfalls of having vocational…

Metacognitive strategy instruction was used to teach two deaf children (ages 11 and 12) with differing American Sign Language and English language skills to summarize stories in writing. The instructional program used a knowledge of text structure--specifically story structure--to improve literacy skills by enhancing the children's ability to…

Stresses the importance of original and well-prepared resumes as essential and powerful tools in any job campaign. (Author)

Examines two of the consequences of the emphasis on creative writing in recent years and argues the need for impersonal or expository writing in English, especially at the secondary level. (RB)

Examines the existing system of teaching children to write in Britain, especially where critical thinking is taught in relation to scientific writing. (RB)

Systematic practice improved story-writing skills of first-grade subjects. (JH)

Publication of student writing motivates learning and creativity. (JH)

Presents a five-step process of news reporting constructed by journalism instructors at the University of Iowa School of Journalism. (TO)

Suggestions for teachers interested in setting up their own individualized program in basic writing skills. (Author)

This paper explores the concept of intuition and applies its observations to the teaching of writing. As background, the distinction between instinct and intuition and a few common misunderstandings about intuition are discussed. The major portion of the paper identifies four intuitive senses: (1) The sense of the normative, which refers primarily…