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ERIC Number: EJ386851
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Teaching Writing: Motivating Inquiry.
Johannessen, Larry R.
English Journal, v78 n2 p64-66 Feb 1989
Argues that writing instruction is most effective when instruction focuses on inquiry which includes: utilizing concrete data, solving problems by using thinking strategies inherent in various writing tasks, focusing on student-centered problems, and encouraging student interaction with a minimum of teacher lecture. (JAD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Definitions, Grade 11, Inquiry, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Concreteness (Language); Thinking Skills