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ERIC Number: EJ551864
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Tapping the Sources Within: A Three-Step Approach.
Allen, Diane
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v24 n2 p145-46 May 1997
Offers a method to help writing students generate ideas and collect their thoughts: (1) giving students 10 minutes to freewrite about being stranded on a desert island; (2) writing one page on a thesis statement; and (3) having students "talk through" their papers in small groups. (PA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Student Needs, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Basic Writers; Idea Generation