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ERIC Number: EJ339051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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Before the Outline--The Writing Wheel.
Rae, Colleen
College Teaching, v34 n3 p99-102 Sum 1986
To help students write more effectively, a technique for writing from thesis statements is described that requires students to create a picture of a wheel. The hub is a word that is the essence of the topic; the spokes are concrete examples; and the tire is the thesis statement. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Higher Education, Models, Outlining (Discourse), Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: New Mexico State University