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ERIC Number: EJ381706
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Revising the Real Way: Metaphors for Selecting Detail.
Smith, Lenora H.
English Journal, v77 n8 p38-41 Dec 1988
Describes how students can use metaphors to evaluate their writing. Provides several metaphors which can help students make decisions about the use of support, examples, and detail in their writing. (MM)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Metaphors, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Metaphorical Thought; Thinking Writing Relationship