ERIC Number: ED002159
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1963
Pages: 53
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ADVANCED COMPOSITION, 12TH GRADE, AN INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE.
ADAMS, DOROTHY; AND OTHERS
AN INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE WHICH DEVELOPS THE SKILL NEEDED TO ACQUIRE IDEAS AND TO COMMUNICATE THEM CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN ACCEPTABLE WRITTEN ENGLISH IS PRESENTED. AN OUTLINE OF THE COURSE INCLUDES WRITING LESSONS IN DESCRIPTION, REPORTING, EXTENDED DEFINITON, CLASSIFICATION AND DIVISION, COMPARISON AND CONTRAST, INTERPRETING EXPERIENCE OR THE PERSONAL ESSAY, LITERARY CRITIQUE, ANALYSIS OF A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE, ASSERTION AND LOGIC PERSUASION, AND INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. EACH OF THESE LESSONS IS GIVEN WITH A LIST OF SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT AND EXAMPLES OF TOPICS. EVALUATION OF THE STUDENT INVOLVES HIS IMPROVEMENT IN THE COMMAND OF WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND GROWTH IN CRITICAL THINKING. AN EXAMPLE OF THE STUDENT'S CORRECTED COMPOSITION AND THE METHODS OF CORRECTION ARE GIVEN. RECOMMENDED COMPOSITION PRACTICES AND POLICIES ARE LISTED FOR EXTENDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES. A FEW SAMPLE LESSONS AND A STUDENT CHECK LIST FOR EVALUATING AND REVISING HIS PAPER ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
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Authoring Institution: Los Angeles City Schools, CA.
Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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