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- ISSN: 1074-4762
- E-ISSN: 1943-3069
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Naming Names: A Concrete Way to Help Students Write
- Source: Voices from the Middle, Volume 11, Issue 2, Dec 2003, p. 27 - 31
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- 01 Dec 2003
Abstract
Writing comes to life when students remember to watch for and express detail—name names. Examples from favorite authors, classroom exercises and discussion, and practice with absolutes and appositives all support students as they focus the “camera†on vivid descriptive elements.
© 2003 by the National Council of Teachers of English