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Direct linkFerretti, Ralph P.; Lewis, William E.; Andrews-Weckerly, Scott – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Fourth- and sixth-grade students with and without learning disabilities wrote essays about a controversial topic after receiving either a general persuasion goal or an elaborated goal that included subgoals based on elements of argumentative discourse. Students in the elaborated goal condition produced more persuasive essays that were responsive…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Writing Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Essays
