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Butler, Sydney J.; Bentley, T. Roy – 1990
Lifewriting is a form of autobiographical composition in which the non-expert, or even the beginning writer, tries to capture on paper the raw experiences of a lifetime. The intersections between family history and social or political events provide one set of starting points for the lifewriter who sets out on the neverending journey to capture a…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Lifelong Learning
Butler, Sydney J.; Bentley, T. Roy – 1988
"Lifewriting" provides a different model for the school composition class, a model that changes the traditional images of the student and teacher at work. Lifewriting--the composing of personal stories, anecdotes, and memoirs--has a beneficial effect in that while it begins with personal expression, the dynamics of the lifewriting group…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
