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ERIC Number: EJ470326
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
The First Shall Be Last: Writing the Essay Backwards.
House, Jeff
English Journal, v82 n6 p26-28 Oct 1993
Discusses the processes by which students think through and compose essays. Shows how writers often begin with the conclusion, or the ending. Provides a basic three-step model which allows students to analyze literary works systematically, with the objective of producing organized essays. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Essays, Literary Criticism, Process Approach (Writing), Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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