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Peer reviewedO'Shea, Judith – English Quarterly, 1987
Argues that writing apprehension can be dispositional, but that it can also arise in response to elements in the writing situation. Discusses the elements in timed writing competence tests that can trigger writing apprehension and hinder effective writing. (JK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Test Anxiety, Writing (Composition)
Download full textButler, Syd; Mansfield, Earl – 1993
Developed for two grade 8 English classes in a large metropolitan high school in British Columbia (Canada), this paper presents the procedures for implementing and evaluating a 6-week unit on lifewriting, the composing of stories based on personal experience. The Lifewriting Curriculum is provided--six lessons including activities in which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, High School Students, High Schools
