ERIC Number: EJ770069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 4
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Almost a Game: Enabling Restrictions in Sentence Variety Exercises
Hunley, Tom C.
College Teaching, v51 n1 p9-12 Win 2003
A sentence variety exercise, used to help student writers consciously consider and control the lengths and types of sentences in their essays, is discussed. Students revised paragraphs according to the method and reflected on whether they found the exercise useful in improving their writing. Reactions were mixed, although most students were able to reduce wordiness and make their work more concise. The author was able to recognize flaws in the exercise and refine it for future lessons.
Descriptors: Sentences, Writing Instruction, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Exercises, Revision (Written Composition), Writing Improvement, Student Attitudes, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Class Activities, Writing Research, Classroom Research
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