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ERIC Number: EJ470324
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Between a Rock and a Soft Spot: Re-Viewing College Preparatory Writing.
Abrahamson, Priscilla A.
English Journal, v82 n6 p14-20 Oct 1993
Considers the role of high school English teachers as preparing students to do college writing. Discusses and challenges the dichotomy of academic versus personal or expressive writing. Argues that writing instruction must assume that student writing skills mature through the assignment of a variety of writing tasks. (HB)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, College Preparation, English Curriculum, English Instruction, High Schools, Teacher Role, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: English Teachers; Expressive Writing