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ERIC Number: EJ368641
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Group Authorship in the Language Arts Classroom.
Yanushefski, Juliana
Language Arts, v65 n3 p279-87 Mar 1988
Describes a five-month project wherein three classes of sophomore language arts students with reading and writing deficiencies wrote and produced plays. Claims this "constructivist" technique is effective because individual components of language are acquired intuitively as the learner engages actively in discourse with other active readers and writers.(NH)
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Creative Writing, Drama, Group Dynamics, Groups, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Low Achievement, Secondary Education, Special Education, Special Programs, Student Projects
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Themed Issue: Literary Discourse as a Way of Knowing.