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ERIC Number: EJ238411
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Nov
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Paper, Pencil, Plus Potential.
Cardona, Jesus
English Journal, v69 n8 p30-31 Nov 1980
Proposes "Pencil Meditation Day"--the first day of a unit on writing--and its attendant motivational devices as a way to convince students that their written contributions will be valued and that their minds are sources of power. (RL)
Descriptors: Motivation Techniques, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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