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ERIC Number: EJ285256
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-4713
Static Abstractions and Composition.
Connors, Robert J.
Freshman English News, v12 n1 p1-12 Spr 1983
Traces the rising importance of the static abstractions Coherence, Unity, and Emphasis as prescriptive tools in teaching composition from the mid-1800s to the 1920s. Suggests that these terms have since decreased in popularity as organizing principles for composition texts because they fail to show students how to write effectively. (MM)
Descriptors: Coherence, College Students, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Rhetoric, Teaching Methods, Textbook Evaluation, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rhetorical Theories