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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 18
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Forget Formulas: Teaching Form through Function in Slow Writing and Reading as a Writer
Tremmel, Michelle
Composition Studies, v45 n2 p113-129 Fall 2017
Arguing for teaching essay structure through slow writing and reading as a writer (RAAW), this article explains a measured-pace pedagogy. It offers a brief history of the concern about organization in writing instruction; defines slow writing and RAAW; details their components; offers a rationale for this guided workshop approach; and describes, with illustration, the basic process of working with short essays using RAAW
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, Essays, Writing Instruction, Educational History, Writing Workshops, Text Structure, Educational Benefits
University of Cincinnati. Department of English, P.O. Box 210069, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Tel: 513-556-6519; Fax: 513-556-5960; e-mail: compstudies@uc.edu; Web site: http://www.uc.edu/journals/composition-studies.html
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Language: English
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