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Language, Myth, And Perceptions In Writing About The Natural Environment, William Laurence Redman Jan 2000

Language, Myth, And Perceptions In Writing About The Natural Environment, William Laurence Redman

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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.


Ken Burns' Baseball: Argument In Documentary, Shannon Rogers Jan 2000

Ken Burns' Baseball: Argument In Documentary, Shannon Rogers

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Embellishing The Art Of Writing Instead Of Impairing It During First-Grade Studies, Maria Carmen Canelo Jan 2000

Embellishing The Art Of Writing Instead Of Impairing It During First-Grade Studies, Maria Carmen Canelo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Unlimiting Writers' Agency And Alleviating Writer's Block, Cassundra Lynett Flemister-White Jan 2000

Unlimiting Writers' Agency And Alleviating Writer's Block, Cassundra Lynett Flemister-White

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis examines two causes of writer's block developed during the revision stage of the composing process: instructors' unexplained notations and unwanted voice alterations within students' texts. The study examines the emotions students experience caused by instructors' actions which Nelson and Rose say contribute to temporary and even permanent cases of writer's block. After exemplifying the connection between emotions and writer's block, the remainder of the study focuses on finding solutions to these causes of writer's block. As a result of my research, I discovered the primary solution is communication between instructors and students.


Jane Eyre's Gricean Conversational Portrait, Heather Christine Castillo Jan 2000

Jane Eyre's Gricean Conversational Portrait, Heather Christine Castillo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Men's Gossip, Miguel Orlando Reid Jan 2000

Men's Gossip, Miguel Orlando Reid

Theses Digitization Project

This paper presents seven conversations of men from a variety of backgrounds, in a variety of environments. I analyze the discussions to determine if they can be characterized as typical gossip, and to compare their interaction styles to the men and women of past studies on gossip.


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

Writing Anxiety And The Developing Writer, Barbara Lois Kime Shields

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Identifying The 'Aboutness' Of Highly Structured Expository Documents, N. Stuart Hawthorne Jan 2000

Identifying The 'Aboutness' Of Highly Structured Expository Documents, N. Stuart Hawthorne

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The increases in commercial documentation over the past 50 years and the permeation of computers into all areas of business has led to a major increase in the individual's reading load. This thesis proposes a method of writing procedural documentation to enable rapid appreciation of the 'aboutness' of such material, thus making the reading task more efficient. The method is derived from a document structure which is used as a basis for the development of rules to construct a hierarchy of in-text headings which encapsulates the 'aboutness' of the text. Reading efficiency is achieved through needing to only interpret the …