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An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller Jan 2007

An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller

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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on student writing of two separate approaches to teaching grammar - one traditional, and one non-traditional. Over the course of four weeks, the writing abilities of two high school English classes, similar in composition and academic skill, were compared.


The Knowledge And Skills Of Freshman Writers, Aram Paul Sarkisian Jan 2003

The Knowledge And Skills Of Freshman Writers, Aram Paul Sarkisian

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This research identifies what proficient writers know and do by the end of their freshman year in college and raises the kind of questions that improve the articulation of English instruction.


Writing To Learn In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Strategies For The Disinclined, Sharon Price Mckiernan Jan 2000

Writing To Learn In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Strategies For The Disinclined, Sharon Price Mckiernan

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This thesis begins with sufficient research to support the contention that secondary teachers should be using writing in the classroom, proceeds to question why some are not, and then supplies specific lesson plan ideas which can be adapted to suit most needs in the secondary history classrooms.


Writing Anxiety And The Developing Writer, Barbara Lois Kime Shields Jan 2000

Writing Anxiety And The Developing Writer, Barbara Lois Kime Shields

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No abstract provided.


An Ethnographic Study Of What Occurred In High School Peer Response Groups And How Their Response Related To Their Revisionary Process, Mike Buchta Jan 1995

An Ethnographic Study Of What Occurred In High School Peer Response Groups And How Their Response Related To Their Revisionary Process, Mike Buchta

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