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ERIC Number: EJ261477
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-May
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The Functions of Writing in an Elementary Classroom.
Florio, Susan; Clark, Christopher M.
Research in the Teaching of English, v16 n2 p115-30 May 1982
Describes an ethnographic study of writing in one elementary classroom that identified four functions of writing: writing to participate in community, writing to know oneself and others, writing to occupy free time, and writing to demonstrate academic competence. (HOD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Ethnography, Grade 2, Grade 3, Language Role, Primary Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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