ERIC Number: EJ813775
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 34
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Before Mina Shaughnessy: Basic Writing at Yale, 1920-1960
Ritter, Kelly
College Composition and Communication, v60 n1 p12-45 Sep 2008
This article examines Yale's "Awkward Squad" of "basic" writers between 1920 and 1960. Using archival materials that illustrate the socioeconomic conditions of this early, "pre-Shaughnessy" site of remedial writing instruction, I argue for a re-definition of "basic" in composition studies using local, institutional values rather than generic standards of correctness applied uniformly to all colleges and universities. (Contains 13 notes.)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Writing (Composition), Archives, Writing Instruction, Higher Education, Open Enrollment, Academic Achievement
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