ERIC Number: ED388060
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 282
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ISBN: ISBN-0-939791-57-9
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New Ways in Teaching Writing. New Ways in TESOL Series: Innovative Classroom Techniques.
White, Ronald V., Ed.
This book presents a range of activities for writing instruction that develop different composing skills, attend to the social processes of reading and writing, involve the peer group in evaluating and responding to drafts, focus on different types and formats of writing, and stimulate these activities through diverse techniques and methods. The ideas presented are organized in four parts, each dealing with a different aspect of writing: writing processes (pre- and free writing, beginning-level developmental work, generating ideas, organizing paragraphs, cohesion); academic writing (paraphrasing and summarizing, synthesizing, revision, examination writing, portfolios); expressive writing (stories and narratives, fables and proverbs, biography, poetry and verse, journals, descriptive writing); and personal correspondence and business writing. Each idea is described briefly, with information given about appropriate proficiency level(s), specific aims, class time requirements, preparation time, needed resources, procedures, and caveats and options. Contains references for additional reading in some cases. (MSE)
Descriptors: Biographies, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cohesion (Written Composition), Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, English for Academic Purposes, Interpersonal Communication, Journal Writing, Letters (Correspondence), Paragraph Composition, Personal Narratives, Poetry, Portfolios (Background Materials), Proverbs, Revision (Written Composition), Skill Development, Story Telling, Technical Writing, Test Wiseness, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
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Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
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