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Zebroski, James Thomas – Writing Instructor, 1989
Argues that the potentially powerful concept of writing as a social activity might become an instrument for the reproduction of existing social relations. Summarizes Lev Vygotsky's ideas about "self." Argues that the increasing interest in the social dimensions of writing can cultivate strategies for scholars and teachers to resist…
Descriptors: Marxian Analysis, Psychology, Writing (Composition)
Hurlbert, C. Mark – Writing Instructor, 1989
Describes "collectivist composing" where the social relations enacted by the class, while writing together, are shaped by the students who are both writing together and studying the relations they make. Suggests teachers open their classrooms so that they become places for communal meaning making and collectivist writing. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Group Instruction