Dear Susan/Dear Ron: Time for a New Expository Discourse Genre.

Turner, Ron; Fowler, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ475561

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Dear Susan/Dear Ron: Time for a New Expository Discourse Genre.

Turner, Ron; Fowler, Susan

English Quarterly, v26 n1 p21-25 Fall 1993

Invites a reexamination of expository writing and the way it is currently being taught. Considers the relationship of gender to writing modes. Discusses differences between male and female writing styles and whether these differences should inform writing instruction. (HB)

Descriptors: Discourse Modes, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Expository Writing, Literary Genres, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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