Crafting Expository Argument : Practical Approaches to the Writing Process for Students & Teachers 3rd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0966512553 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Michael Degen teaches high school English in Dallas Texas. He has presented workshops throughout Texas and will present at the National Conference of Teachers of English National Convention in Milwaukee, November 2000.
An effective and inexpensive student writing handbook! I teach AP English and regular English and I have my students purchase a copy of this useful text. I no longer have to create and xerox sample paragraphs; sample papers; sample exercises in correcting coherence, style, and elaboration. I also spend less time correcting papers. The students turn to the editing key to i. The solution for busy English teachers! I love the sample student paragraphs, introductions, conclusions and whole essays--all annotated for students to model. I love the clear steps for constructing organized paragraphs and essays, the checklists for thesis statements, topic sentences, paragraphs, introductions, and conclusions. The students love the examp. "The book provides a clear, consistent method for teaching." according to A Customer. As a first year English teacher, I have found this book to be an invaluable tool for teaching my students to write. The secret to Degen's method lies in his precise insistence on certain basic writing qualities through repitition of a single genre: expository argument. He employs such tools as showing details, solid t
In addition, the text provides checklists and strategies for writing paragraphs and papers.. This text includes plenty of sample paragraphs and papers, an extensively revised chapter on grammar, MLA guidelines, and a literary glossary. A writing handbook for students and teachers that fuses grammar into the writing process
• The core belief here is that most students should, by the time they are in eighth or ninth grade—and on through the end of high school—be able to focus on the building blocks of sentence structure: clauses and phrases. As more structures are taught and practiced during the year, students are expected to include all of them in their writings. . They are given opportunities for practice in recognizing and understanding the usage of each structure, in correct punctuation involving the structure, and in sentence combining activities. • Throughout the school year, students are gradually introduced to (and revisit) specific structures. As students understand more about the functions of clauses and phrases