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A Second Look at Ten Writing Rules
Bingham, Alma; Dusenbery, Bea – Media and Methods, 1977
Suggests ten guidelines to follow to ensure the success of writing programs. (KS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Guidelines, Program Improvement, Secondary Education
Careers Research: Out of the Term Paper Rut.
Stanwood, Les – Media and Methods, 1978
Outlines a writing project based on interviews with professional persons; proposes this assignment as an effective alternative to the term paper. (MAI)
Descriptors: Careers, Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Interviews
Contexts for Composing: The Mirror Function of Reading and Writing
Pradl, Gordon M. – Media and Methods, 1978
Bringing about sensitivity to the composing process entails not only writing itself but the exploration of life around us. (KS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Secondary Education, Self Expression, Student Motivation
Strangling the Engfish
Macrorie, Ken – Media and Methods, 1975
Descriptors: Autobiographies, English Instruction, Language, Language Styles
From Writing for Grades to Writing for Pay.
Nash, Diane – Media and Methods, 1978
Presents writing for magazines as motivation for student writing assignments; offers a brief list of publications that accept student writing and cites sources that provide information on the national print market. (MAI)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Publications, Secondary Education, Student Motivation
Poetry Cards.
Reinsberg, Carol L. – Media and Methods, 1978
Presents both an exercise and a game for analyzing the words and images in a poem. (MAI)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Poetry
Sound Effects: Writing without Words.
Mantell, Marianne – Media and Methods, 1979
Outlines a teaching technique whereby students are taught writing skills through the use of sound effects. (MAI)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Listening Skills, Sound Effects
Teaching Survival Writing
Nelson, G. Lynn – Media and Methods, 1977
Describes a way to enhance personal growth and meet humanistic goals through writing. (KS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Humanistic Education, Individual Development, Secondary Education
Going Public: Community-Based Student Writing.
Adams, Samuel L. – Media and Methods, 1979
Describes a method for teaching writing by utilizing the community as a source of information and by having students prepare written material for real audiences. (MAI)
Descriptors: English Instruction, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education, Student Motivation
A Novel Approach to Final Exams.
Ciciotte, Joseph E. – Media and Methods, 1980
Describes a method for giving a final examination in a British Literature class by having students write a paper using an original approach based on the works studied during the semester. Provides four possible approaches and includes an example written by a student. (TJ)
Descriptors: Assignments, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, English Instruction
Writers at Work.
DeSalvo, Louise A. – Media and Methods, 1979
Argues that educators need to demystify the writing process so that students can approach the world of literature realistically. Suggests that exposure to how writers work and to the kinds of situations from which they draw inspiration can provide insights into what is required of a would-be writer. (FL)
Descriptors: Authors, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Literature
Reducing the Drudgery of Correcting Compositions.
Fitzgibbon, Joseph – Media and Methods, 1980
Recommends having students proofread each other's papers, thereby increasing student incentive to write carefully and reducing the amount of teacher time spent correcting mechanical errors. (TJ)
Descriptors: Editing, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Peer Teaching