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ERIC Number: EJ204669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Reference Count: 0
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A "Modest Proposal" about "Short People."
Starr, Alvin
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v5 n3 p189-92 Spr 1979
Describes a unit on rhetorical stance, or choosing a tone which is appropriate for the intended audience, which utilizes Randy Newman's song "Short People." (MKM)
Descriptors: Audiences, Community Colleges, Irony, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Audience Awareness