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Direct linkGeither, Elise; Meeks, Lisa – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014
When it comes to academic work, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have the required knowledge but struggle to get their thoughts down in writing. This is a practical guide to teaching and improving writing skills in students with ASD to meet academic writing standards and prepare for the increased expectations of higher education.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Peer reviewedLarsen, Dave M., Jr. – Exercise Exchange, 1999
Describes a three-part exercise used in a first semester freshman composition class, intended to show students the world of details in even the most ordinary, everyday objects by having students write about a plastic coffee mug. (SR)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Writing Exercises
Hartnet, Carolyn G. – Writing Instructor, 1985
Lists eight ways to develop a topic for a composition. (DF)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prewriting, Teaching Methods, Writing Exercises
Peer reviewedDittmer, Allan – English Journal, 1986
Presents ideas on writing instruction for teachers of mathematics, physics, accounting, biology, and social studies. Contains guidelines for designing writing assignments in various content areas. (EL)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Secondary Education, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement
Krueger, Ralph R. – 1983
This manual is intended for instructors who wish to help students improve their writing skills. Part 1 of the manual which is divided into three sections details reasons why students have problems with writing, and includes examples of some faulty constructions. The final section includes: (1) a summary of strategies for improving student writing;…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Geography, Higher Education, Writing Exercises
Peer reviewedBroyles, Bill – English Journal, 1988
Describes a synonym exercise--composing an essay without using the verbs "be,""have,""go," or "get"--which increases students' awareness of at least six different language features. (MM)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Exercises
Peer reviewedDouglas, Krystan V. – College Composition and Communication, 1986
Describes a freshman composition assignment in which students create fictional figures and approach a final biography about the figure through a series of shorter essays. (HTH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Characterization, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBails, Renee – Exercise Exchange, 1994
Describes an activity to encourage students to write with specific details. Notes that (at the beginning of each class) students briefly jot down three things that have made them feel good on that particular day. Notes several other benefits of this activity. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Descriptive Writing, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedClark, John R. – Exercise Exchange, 1985
Suggests using poetry's short short forms for a methodical and rapid series of writing assignments that emphasize both careful writing at the sentence level and overall planning and respect for form. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Poetry, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedAllen, Sheilah – English Quarterly, 1984
Defines different types of student journals and assesses them worth an allocation of class time based on research and samples of student work. (CRH)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Diaries, Personal Narratives, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDawson, Olive – English Quarterly, 1983
Describes one method of introducing journal writing to a junior high school class and offers a number of journal writing assignments. (MM)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Self Concept, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement
Ryan, Scoobie – Communication: Journalism Education Today, 2001
Argues that writing for the media is utilitarian (not formal) writing, and that slang is acceptable when it conveys meaning. Argues that student journalists need to learn how to analyze slang so they know when to use it and when to avoid it. Offers advice for teachers, and includes two exercises for students on slang. (SR)
Descriptors: Journalism, Journalism Education, Language Usage, Secondary Education
Bailey, Karen – Highway One, 1986
Traces the development of a project that consisted of first graders developing a book. (DF)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Primary Education, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement
Peer reviewedBulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1986
Discusses objections to an article describing a teaching assignment in which students were to compose and mail a letter to at least one individual or organization in order to elicit a written response. (DF)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Business Education, Higher Education, Verbal Communication
Carter, John Marshall – Momentum, 1985
Describes how teachers can use the Bayeux Tapestry as the basis for writing games in many disciplines. Offers guidelines for conducting introductory lectures and preliminary investigations. Presents a series of writing games for the following disciplines: Art, Communications, English/Language Arts/Foreign Languages, History/Social Sciences, Home…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
