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ERIC Number: EJ279403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-May
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Effects of Modes of Discourse on Writing Performance in Grades Four and Six.
Prater, Doris; Padia, William
Research in the Teaching of English, v17 n2 p127-34 May 1983
Concludes that expressive writing tasks generated essays at both fourth- and sixth-grade levels that were judged to be higher in quality than those produced for either explanatory or persuasive writing tasks. (FL)
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Grade 4, Grade 6, Persuasive Discourse, Sex Differences, Writing Research, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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