Relates a two-part writing assignment for the study of poetry, in which students are assigned to write a critique in response to a particular question and are then asked to give a personal response. (TJ)

Suggests encouraging students to use three or four steps to disintegrate their original objective descriptions of an event in a novel as a way to experiment with writing and to develop some critical observations about the author's fictional world. (TJ)

Suggests a short library assignment researching journal articles pertaining to a student's major or vocational interest as a way to encourage exploration of the library, prepare students for writing more lengthy papers, and introduce students to a variety of material related to specific subjects. (TJ)

Suggests the use of a chart to help students learn to use apostrophes correctly. (TJ)

Describes a method for teaching composition which develops students' intellectual and literary skills. (RB)

Suggests writing exercises which involve composing the solution to a mystery. (JM)

Suggests using a puzzle with a frame to demonstrate to students the value of an introduction and an outline in writing. (TJ)

Summarizes a method for teaching composition that allows for practice in straight composition, the opportunity for self-expression, and the getting of feedback by asking students to write a paragraph in response to a specific question about the text for the week and a second paragraph of reaction to the text. (TJ)

Suggests using the game "Twenty Questions" to teach the basic processes of classifying, sequencing, and questioning that are fundamental to heuristic procedures. (TJ)

Describes a test for a chronologically organized, issue-centered, multidisciplinary composition course in American civilization. (RB)

Suggests a method for helping students eliminate trite expressions from their writing and examine values that have been passed on to them by authority figures. (TJ)

Presents a method for helping students learn to evaluate data, draw conclusions, and state a most probable hypothesis in writing essays. (TJ)

Describes a method of teaching composition in which the teacher and the class collaborate on specific writing assignments such as books, pamphlets, short stories, or collections of poetry. (RB)

Describes a writing exercise for use in a remedial writing laboratory. (RB)

Discusses the researched article as an alternative to the research paper and provides guidelines for students to follow in writing a query letter which sells the idea for the article. (RB)