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Ediger, Marlow – 1994
Pupils need to express themselves in creative processes and products in the language arts curriculum. Too frequently, teachers require behavior which involves conformity on the part of learners. Specific objectives many times delimit pupils' opportunities to express original ideas that come from within the involved learners. Many activities can…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Creativity, Elementary Education
Washington, Gene – 1991
If writing teachers want to use modality effectively, they first have to deal with three problems: identification of markers of modality in English; representation (the use of models for modality); and correlation (pedagogical usefulness, and writing strategies for students). Two models of modality address the problems which writing teachers…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Models, Writing Assignments
Rosenberg, Heidi D. – 2002
The issue of personal writing is hotly contested in composition studies. Some believe that personal writing has no place in academic writing. In a discussion with Peter Elbow regarding personal versus academic writing, David Bartholomae argues that "academic writing is the real work of the academy." Elbow, on the other hand, argues that…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Higher Education, Personal Writing, Writing Assignments

Leonard, Elisabeth Anne – College Composition and Communication, 1997
Wrestles with the question of what kind of assignment to give to composition students at the University of Pittsburgh. Tries to strike a balance between critical reading and creativity, between work and play. Finds that "experimental writing" helps resolve the conflicts. Works to bring such writing into the classroom. (PA)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Experimental Teaching, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation

Malouff, John M.; Sims, Randi L. – Journal of Education for Business, 1996
A model based on Vroom's expectancy theory of employee motivation posits that instructors can prevent plagiarism by ensuring that students understand the rules of ethical writing, expect assignments to be manageable and have personal benefits, and expect plagiarism to be difficult and have important personal costs. (SK)
Descriptors: Ethics, Expectation, Higher Education, Motivation

Medway, Peter – English Education, 1990
Argues the need for additional experience in language for social action in contexts where English teachers can provide scaffolding, monitoring and intervention. Concludes that students must have experiences in real writing contexts that lead them to face the linguistic and other demands which will enable them to develop the competencies they need.…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Technical Writing

Slattery, Patrick F. – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1994
Discusses a literacy-enhancement program for undereducated university staff members tutored by college students taking a composition course on literacy. Focuses on the essays of one college student to illustrate how the sequence of writing assignments in the course fostered the reading and writing processes of academic literacy. (SR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Illiteracy, Literacy

Westmoreland, Kay – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1995
Uses central ideas from Roland Barthes's essays on connotative semiotics as a rationale for directing students in technical and professional writing classes to develop the critical reflex to analyze and then make judgments about the values implied by connotative systems. (SR)
Descriptors: Advertising, Critical Thinking, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education

Standiford, Denise M. – English Journal, 1992
Describes the development of a writing assignment using the four discourse types to write about a single, physical object. Reviews specifically how this assignment was carried out to completion by students. Defends the assignment as a framework for the study of writing. (HB)
Descriptors: Discourse Modes, High Schools, Higher Education, Secondary Education

Christensen, Linda M. – English Journal, 1991
Argues that through poetry students can give voices to people whose voices usually do not find their ways into their classrooms or textbooks. Discusses poetry and literature, poetry in history, and personalizing poetry. (RS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Poetry, Secondary Education, Student Writing Models

Matalene, Carolyn – Rhetoric Review, 1992
Argues that rationality follows rhetoric and emerges from discourse. Asserts that teachers must empower the students by starting with honest personal writing and move to honest personal writing about public issues. Presents samples of students' writing which illustrate the problems involved in trying to sound rational when arguing personal points.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Personal Writing, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Assignments

White, Robert A. – English Journal, 1992
Describes the controversy sparked by Pat Conroy's novel "The Prince of Tides" when it was included in a reading list for an advanced-placement eleventh grade English class. Discusses Conroy's approach to writing and his experience as an unconventional teacher. (PRA)
Descriptors: Censorship, English Instruction, High Schools, Intellectual Freedom

Greenlee, Edwin D. – English Journal, 1992
Asserts that assigning adolescent literature to students without first reading a review of the book is risky because the books may contain sexually explicit text. Argues that teachers should not assign books such as "Vision Quest" by Terry Davis, because they contain graphic language. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Literature Appreciation, Reading Assignments
Danis, M. Francine – CEA Forum, 1992
Argues that literature classes will grow more interesting and more effective if educators coordinate two kinds of emphases: allowing for discovery and moving toward productivity. Offers four principles for developing assignments: respect the process; nourish the participants; aim for a variety of products; and reflect together on process,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Higher Education, Reader Response, Teacher Student Relationship

Vesper, Joan F.; Vesper, Karl H. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1993
Describes what business plans are and how educators can use them in class for a team writing assignment. (RS)
Descriptors: Business Education, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education