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ERIC Number: EJ435596
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Whomp! Real Voices in College Admission Essays.
Murphy, Elaine
English Journal, v80 n8 p34-37 Dec 1991
Describes the successful use of college admission essays as motivation and inspiration to a group of college-bound high school students who had never developed a personal voice or style. Outlines the processes used to teach these students to experiment with their writing and find their own voices. (PRA)
Descriptors: College Admission, Essays, Personal Writing, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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