Henry J. Brajkovic
Cooper, Charles and Lee Odell, eds.
Evaluating Writing
. N.C.T.E., 1977. Chapter Two discusses measuring changes in intellectual processes in writing. It gives examples of how to search for linguistic cues that show the shifting in the focus by writers of compositions. It also discusses diagnosing writing problems and making qualitative distinctions in the writings of two students.
Emig, Janet.
The Composing Processes of Twelfth Graders
. Urbana, Illinois: N.C.T.E., 1971. Of particular interest to the teachers would be Chapter Four and Five which give profiles of Twelfth-grade composition writers and how they go about writing compositions.
Gibson, Walker.
Seeing and Writing
. New York: Longman, 1959. The writer discusses the use of senses in the process of writing, giving many short examples by famous and unknown writers. It also includes writing exercises in history, psychology, and anthropology.
Hirsch, E.D.
The Philosophy of Composition
. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Chapter Six discusses various handbooks by Strunk, Gowers, Crews, McCrimmon and Lucas. He discusses their various advice to would-be writers.
Larson, Richard L.
Teaching Before We Judge
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Planning Assignments in Composition
from The Leaflet, 66, No. 1, pp 3-15, New England Association of Teachers of English. 1967. An excellent practical guide in planning assignments in composition. He gives specific advice.
Moffett, James.
Teaching the Universe of Discourse
. Houghton, Mifflin, 1968. Chapter Six criticizes the use of textbooks in the teaching of writing. He believes that teaching separately English, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies is a big mistake. He advocates a “Discourse” fusing all the above subjects.
Shaughnessy, Mina P.
Errors and Expectations
. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Chapter Eight on “Expectations” gives samples of students work in the early stages of composition writing and later improved samples of work.