Suggests a set of sequenced writing assignments based on language use. Argues that language study involves learning how to observe as much as observing something particular. (MS)

Describes a strategy whereby teachers allow students to determine the standards by which their writing will be judged, and, in doing so, convince students to share their beliefs about good writing. (ARH)

Assesses English education since the Dartmouth Conference in 1966. Observes that the personal growth model which emerged from the conference is more difficult to implement than the skills model and the traditional heritage model. Claims that the emphasis on examining writing settings reflects the search for a broader context for the personal…

Describes a writing assignment in which students rewrite literary classics or fairy tales from a new perspective (i.e. making an originally minor character the protagonist, or putting the original story into a different century). (MM)

Discusses the composing processes of speakers of English as a Second Language (ESL), and suggests teaching strategies to be used with ESL writers. (MM)

Asserts that tutoring in a college writing center is an effective way to train future composition teachers. Notes that this experience directly involves process teaching, provides a variety of pedagogical roles, and gives insight into the nature of writing assignments and teacher response. (MM)

Describes how observation-writing (noncritical, written observations of a peer's writing) can be an effective technique for guiding student discussions in peer-response groups. (MM)

Offers four steps to broaden students' thinking by questioning the "facts" from cases or problems. Claims the assignment helps students understand the process of dissecting the parts of a problem, researching the alternatives, writing a factual report, and orally presenting recommendations. (MS)

Constructs industry-related writing assignments for students of chemical engineering to simulate communication tasks they will face as professionals. (MS)

Points out that keeping a journal provides teachers with an opportunity to critique assignments, discover student writing trends, compile statistics, and collect examples of humorous misstatements and faux pas. (ARH)

Offers brief descriptions of several current approaches to training teaching assistants, as represented in documents included in the ERIC system. (JD)

Hillsdale High School, in San Mateo, California, installed the nation's first 15-computer Macintosh laboratory donated by Apple Computer, Inc. This article describes the lab and the uses to which it has been put, including computer education, word processing, preparation of student publications, and creative writing instruction. (PGD)

Defines the term "hedging" (the use of words which make meaning less clear), focusing specifically on its nature and consequences in the teaching of the English language. Ways in which students can be made more aware of such language use and can avoid it are outlined. (CB)

When the teacher does writing assignments along with students, students see four things: how the teacher would approach the assignment; how to do revisions; how even the teacher makes grammatical and spelling errors in the first draft; and how those errors get corrected. (MLW)

A program in a special school provides 60 deaf students (ages 9-19) with microcomputer access for three to four hours per week. The microcomputer is being used to develop student writing skills (creating, editing, refining), to publish a desktop school newsletter, and to participate in a telecommunications network. (DB)