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- Title
What Makes Writing Good? An Essential Question for Teachers.
- Authors
Nauman, April D.; Stirling, Terry; Borthwick, Arlene
- Abstract
The article discusses the teaching of writing to students. The authors question what constitutes good student writing and suggest that the views of contemporary experts on what makes writing good should be challenged. They report on a research study in which varying perspectives on good writing were analyzed and compared. The writing style popularized by William Strunk and E. B. White, authors of the book "The Elements of Style," in the 20th century is discussed for its emphasis on limited adjectives and adverbs and plain language. This is compared with the 6 + 1 Traits writing model, which emphasizes the development of a common vision of good writing among teachers and students.
- Subjects
COMPOSITION (Language arts); WRITING instruction; SCHOOL prose; STRUNK, William, 1869-1946; WHITE, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985; ELEMENTS of Style, The (Book); STUDENT attitudes; TEACHER attitudes; EVALUATION
- Publication
Reading Teacher, 2011, Vol 64, Issue 5, p318
- ISSN
0034-0561
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1598/RT.64.5.2