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Download full textCrowhurst, Marion – 1978
In order to determine the effects of writing for different audiences and in different modes of discourse on the syntactic complexity of compositions written by sixth and tenth grade students, 240 students were asked to write in three different modes (argumentive, descriptive, and narrative) to be read by a teacher and a best friend. There was a…
Descriptors: Audiences, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
