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Partin, Ronald L. – Clearing House, 1979
A flexible, point contract system is described which maximizes the advantages of a criterion-referenced contract system while eliminating some of the disadvantages of standard grade contracts. This model has been used by the author in a variety of high school and college courses. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Grading, Guidelines, Higher Education
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Odell, Lee – College Composition and Communication, 1980
Argues that teachers need to be aware of the diverse conceptual demands made by writing assignments in various disciplines; illustrates this by analyzing four assignments. (DD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Writing (Composition)
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Dickerson, Mary Jane – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1989
Suggests how autobiography defines itself as a system of voices, with the author in a dialogic relationship with the elusive nature of language. Argues that autobiography is a sophisticated form of composing, appropriate for the advanced composition class. Suggests that autobiography can create a memorable educational experience. (RS)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Higher Education, Personal Narratives, Writing Assignments
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Leight, David – Clearing House, 1995
Describes cultural studies as a framework for analysis and critique, not a political agenda. Shows how the author has used cultural studies as a way to get his students to write intelligent, reflective papers about topics that interest them. (SR)
Descriptors: Ideology, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Writing Assignments
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Soles, Derek – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1995
Argues that composition teachers should assign essay topics on writing because, by writing about writing, students can synthesize and master the material covered in class. (SR)
Descriptors: Essays, Higher Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments
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Moore, Sandy; Kleine, Michael – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1992
Presents a collaborative essay by a writing teacher and a writing student in which they try to make sense out of a situation in which the student was fired from her off-campus job for what she had written in the context of a writing assignment in the university setting. (PRA)
Descriptors: Ethics, Higher Education, Student Experience, Writing Assignments
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Kari, Daven M. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1992
Maintains that cliches can improve students' writing style. Describes six techniques for polishing cliches into something original. (SR)
Descriptors: Cliches, Higher Education, Writing Assignments, Writing Improvement
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Reed, Arthea J. S.; And Others – English Journal, 1992
Presents the responses of five professional leaders in young-adult literature in response to Edwin Greenlee's problem with recommending books which may contain sexually explicit text. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Literature Appreciation, Reading Assignments
Dyer, Joyce – Teachers & Writers, 1996
Explores the quality of "voice" in writing, and how an individual's early experiences and heritage influence voice. Advocates using exploration of voice with students in freshman composition. Uses "In Praise of What Persists," a collection of essays, as models for the students and a source of writing assignments. (PA)
Descriptors: Essays, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Personal Narratives
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Diamantes, Thomas – College Student Journal, 2007
This paper discusses the critical relation between professor, student and technology in the process of encouraging graduate students to read required textbook sections. It discusses how using online management software, graduate students are required to submit weekly chapter summaries to the professor by 5:00 pm on Fridays. In addition to the…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Graduate Students
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Wilde, Susie – Teaching Artist Journal, 2007
Imaginative writing is a great vehicle for creative thinking and risk taking as children structure a reality in a story. However, the author believes that American children are untrained for this sort of work and progress. They need connected experiences. This insight intensifies the author's resolution to seek collaboration with artists in other…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Collaborative Writing, Foreign Countries, Creative Thinking
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Sumara, Dennis J. – JCT: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1996
Describes how a college professor incorporates "commonplace books" into his courses, with reading and writing the focal practices in curriculum studies classrooms. He defines commonplace books as collecting places for various writings related to the courses. The books represent fragments of a variety of experiences in a variety of…
Descriptors: Books, College Students, Graduate Study, Hermeneutics
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Davis, Robert M.; Harris, Jeanette – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1986
Compares J. Agee's film reviews for "Time" and "The Nation," concluding he assumed a more knowledgeable, sophisticated audience in readers of "The Nation." Analyzes content, style, and structure of reviews, showing loose structure, deductive reasoning, and rambling style in "Nation" reviews, and coherent,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Discourse Analysis, Films, Teaching Methods
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Hashimoto, I. – Rhetoric Review, 1986
Suggests, on a humorous note, a game-plan for assignment justification and elaboration that utilizes, in a constructive and professional manner, the best of what is known about assignment-making. (EL)
Descriptors: Assignments, College English, English Instruction, Humor
Cannady, Criss E. – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1981
Describes a poetry writing assignment that teaches students the importance of place and objects in expressing emotions about a childhood memory. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Imagery
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