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141. Electronic Quills

     A Situated Evaluation of Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms

     By Bertram C. Bruce, Andee Rubin, with contributi Barnhardt and Teachers

     Series: Technology and Education Series

     This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers,...

     Published September 30th 1992 by Routledge
142. Latin American Journalism

     By Michael B. Salwen, Bruce Garrison

     Series: Routledge Communication Series

     Produced to fill a gap in current knowledge about the state of journalism in Latin America, this timely book chronicles how recent changes toward democratization and privatization in the region have influenced mass media industries and the practice of journalism. Written as a tribute to earlier...

     Published September 30th 1991 by Routledge
143. The Contemporary Reception of Classical Rhetoric

     Appropriations of Ancient Discourse

     By Kathleen E. Welch

     Series: Routledge Communication Series

     Responding to the reassertion of orality in the twentieth century in the form of electronic media such as the telegraph, film, video, computers, and television, this unique volume traces the roots of classical rhetoric in the modern world. Welch begins by changing the current view of classical...

     Published May 31st 1991 by Routledge
144. Why Johnny Can't Write

     How to Improve Writing Skills

     By Myra J. Linden, Arthur Whimbey

     The authors of this book, both experienced teachers, examine the controversy surrounding two popular methods for teaching writing -- the "process" approach and its offspring, Writing Across the Curriculum. Both have recently been called into question for their ineffectiveness. An alternative...

     Published August 31st 1990 by Routledge
145. Analytical Writing and Thinking

     Facing the Tests

     By Myra J. Linden, Arthur Whimbey

     This textbook is designed to enhance the thinking and writing skills that students need for both academic and occupational success. It helps to prepare students for the verbal portions of the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GED, and GRE and offers tips on how to pass writing tests often required for promotion/...

     Published April 30th 1990 by Routledge
146. Analyze, Organize, Write

     By Arthur Whimbey, Elizabeth Lynn Jenkins

     This book offers students a method for understanding and mastering the rhetorical patterns that comprise expository writing. Its exercises ask students to arrange jumbled sentences into logical order, forming model essays for standard rhetorical patterns such as comparison/contrast, classification,...

     Published July 31st 1987 by Routledge
147. The Psychology of Written Composition

     Edited by Carl Bereiter, Marlene Scardamalia

     Series: Psychology of Education and Instruction Series

     Published February 28th 1987 by Routledge