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Building the Dream
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Mayfield, Kent – English Quarterly, 1976
Words, especially written words, must be chosen reflectively; the goal of the English teacher should be students' accuracy of expression. (KS)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, English Instruction, Language Usage, Secondary Education
Form, Function and Content in Composition.
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Bowers, Fred – English Quarterly, 1978
Considers the preeminence of form and function over content in composition. Notes the effects of this perspective on teaching English, especially written English. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Styles, Organization
Hollywood Hair: Using Metaphors To Teach Writing.
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McKenna, John J. – English Quarterly, 2000
Describes how a writing teacher teaches writing, in part, by using figures of speech to ground the abstract process of writing concretely in the students' own experience. Suggests the gender of the students makes a significant difference in the effectiveness of a given metaphor for teaching writing. Employs metaphors to demonstrate the use of…
Descriptors: Metaphors, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Teaching Methods
Some Current Language Concerns in the U.K.
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Stratta, Leslie – English Quarterly, 1973
Explores some of the important aspects of language learning in the teaching of English in the United Kingdom. (RB)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Skills, Language Usage, Secondary Education
Learning to Write through Imitation.
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Spencer, Jacqueline – English Quarterly, 1982
Recommends using imitative methods, including copying, to teach composition students vocabulary, spelling, sentence sense, grammar, fluency, and style. (AEA)
Descriptors: Imitation, Models, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Creative Cloze: From Word Cluster to Summary.
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Quigley, Marion R. – English Quarterly, 1981
Shows how cloze procedure can be used in teaching writing as well as reading. Contains examples of cloze passages. (HTH)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Accent on the Individual
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Coogan, M. Philippa – English Quarterly, 1974
Stresses the importance of the teacher's attitude toward the student in effective teaching, especially in composition courses. (RB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, English Instruction, Higher Education, Humanism
Heritage Writing as a Means of Self-Realization.
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Dow, Marguerite – English Quarterly, 1982
Discusses the development of the Canadian Heritage Writing Competition and the opportunities it has offered young Canadian writers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Competition, Expository Writing, Poetry
The Borrowers: Issues in Using Previously Composed Text.
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Begoray, Deborah L. – English Quarterly, 1996
Offers observations about the borrowing of written texts within a corporation called Cerebellum Inc. Attempts by doing so to initiate a dialog about the culturally constructed concept of plagiarism and the practice of borrowing from other people's work. (TB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Plagiarism
Strategies, Options, Flexibility, and the Composing Process.
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Harris, Muriel – English Quarterly, 1982
Discusses the composing skills that students need to acquire on their way to becoming better writers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Secondary Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Interview: On Teaching a Paper Rather than Assigning It.
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Hrebic, Herb – English Quarterly, 1981
The coauthor of "Stack the Deck," a junior and senior high school composition program, discusses the program's philosophy and its implications for composition teachers and their students. (HTH)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Using Writing Models from across the Curriculum.
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Graves, Richard L. – English Quarterly, 1981
Describes the use of literary models, exemplified by scientific discourse and popular folk music, in a composition program. (AEA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Models
Idea Exchange: A Personalized Approach to Letters of Application.
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Stauffenberg, Henry J. – English Quarterly, 1980
Techniques for teaching letter writing in a composition class are given, using actual employment ads for which letters of application are written. (HTH)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Higher Education, Job Application, Secondary Education
Student Writing: It Is Dissolving into the New Illiteracy
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Cook, David R. S. – English Quarterly, 1975
Argues that educational standards in Saskatchewan, Canada high schools must be raised in the areas of reading and writing. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, English Instruction, Literacy
Transformational Rhetoric's Recipes for Writing
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Scott, Robert Ian – English Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: English Instruction, Linguistic Theory, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
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