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ERIC Number: EJ367216
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Notes from the Battlefield: Towards a Theory of Why People Write.
Fox, Mem
Language Arts, v65 n2 p112-25 Feb 1988
Discusses why writers write, and cites caring about the response to writing as the key to development. Urges teachers to be sensitive to the social nature of writing and to the vulnerability of writers, and to demonstrate and encourage writing for fun, enjoyment, and power. (MM)
Descriptors: Authors, Foreign Countries, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Reader Response, Writing (Composition), Writing Apprehension, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Writing Attitudes; Writing Development; Writing Strategies
Note: Themed Issue: Classroom Interaction as Teaching and Learning.