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ERIC Number: EJ504811
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Writing and the Strategic Use of Metaphor.
Fleckenstein, Kristie S.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v22 n2 p110-15 May 1995
Describes methods for teaching student writers by bringing in the literary concept of metaphor. Argues that such a method of writing instruction helps students to develop skills of imagination and logical reasoning. Claims that metaphors can help underprepared students control the chaos called the writing process. (HB)
Descriptors: Course Content, English Instruction, Higher Education, Metaphors, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Composition Theory