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Direct linkShippen, Margaret E.; Houchins, David E.; Puckett, DaShaunda; Ramsey, Michelle – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2007
This study compared the preferred writing topics of urban and rural middle school students. Eighth graders (n = 205) responded to a brief survey of preferred writing topics in the descriptive writing genres of real or imagined stories, reports, and opinions. While some preferred writing topics were divergent such as society, crime, and violence,…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Descriptive Writing, Current Events
