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ERIC Number: EJ242216
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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Reference Count: 0
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Writing Detective Stories.
Wilde, Jack; Newkirk, Thomas
Language Arts, v58 n3 p286-92 Mar 1981
Explores the use of detective story writing to help children move from chronology to causality. Examines the elements of a detective mystery and includes a sample story written by a student. (HTH)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Fiction, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Detective Stories; Story Writing