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Hulce, Jim – Exercise Exchange, 1987
Suggests motivating writing apprehensive students by asking them to "remodel" passages from novels, magazines, or newspapers that have been stripped of details, descriptions, and compound sentences. (HTH)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Secondary Education

Whitaker, Elaine E. – Exercise Exchange, 1987
Presents step-by-step instructions to help developmental writing students write a cohesive essay by combining individually written paragraphs. (HTH)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Paragraph Composition, Teaching Methods

Long, Nancy L. – Exercise Exchange, 1997
Discusses ways to bolster first-year student writers' confidence in themselves. Provides a needs-assessment tool for high school and college instructors. (RS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High Schools, Higher Education, Self Esteem