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Peer reviewedReigstad, Thomas J. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1987
Argues for teaching students to write leads that stress unusual story features and can be used as a peg to hang the rest of the story on. Recommends the use of student writing models, accounts by professional writers about lead writing, and instruction in the rhetorical strategy of contrast/dissonance. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Postsecondary Education, Remedial Instruction, Sentences
