ERIC Number: EJ752083
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Publication Date: 2006-Dec
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A Creative Approach to the Research Paper: Combining Creative Writing with Academic Research
Blue, Tim
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v34 n2 p179-184 Dec 2006
This article describes a combination of a research essay and a creative writing assignment that encourages rigorous academic research while allowing students to get "outside the box" of traditional academic research papers. This assignment has five steps. The first two steps offer the chance to introduce academic research along with summary and paraphrasing. The third step, is for the students to begin developing their own stories. The fourth step in this process seeks to get students thinking of how their research will affect their story specifically. The fifth and final step is to write the stories themselves, with as many drafts and peer reviews as time allows
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Creative Writing, Research Papers (Students), Research Skills, Sequential Learning, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Guidance Programs, Teaching Experience, Critical Reading, Adoption (Ideas)
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