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ERIC Number: EJ480974
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Writing Partners: Expanding the Audiences for Student Writing.
Gillis, Candida
English Journal, v83 n3 p64-67 Mar 1994
Describes how one English teacher developed an approach to teaching writing that pairs student writers with writers in the community outside the school. Outlines the features of this writing partners project, including the responsibilities of each partner. Argues that such programs foster writer skill and self-esteem. (HB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English Curriculum, Group Activities, High Schools, School Community Relationship, Self Esteem, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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