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Peer reviewedDouglas, Krystan V. – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Describes a freshman composition assignment in which students create fictional figures and approach a final biography about the figure through a series of shorter essays. (HTH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Characterization, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedCooper, Alan – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Provides a rationale for and description of daily student journal writing, peer evaluation, and revision, which provide students with necessary writing practice without overloading the instructor. (HTH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Peer Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition), Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedDowling, H. F., Jr. – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Describes the emphasis on creativity in expository writing in a college composition class. Outlines four traits of creativity promoted and encouraged in student nonfiction writing and writing assignments for that purpose. Includes samples of students' creative nonfiction. (HTH)
Descriptors: College English, Creativity, Expository Writing, Higher Education
