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| ERIC #: | ED451631 |
| Title: | The Developing English Skills and Knowledge Program Handbook. |
| Authors: | Rohloff, Jean M. |
| Descriptors: | College Preparation; Deafness; Essays; Hearing Impairments; Higher Education; Lesson Plans; Paragraph Composition; Secondary Education; Transitional Programs; Writing (Composition); Writing Improvement; Writing Instruction; Writing Workshops |
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| Publisher: | Postsecondary Education Consortium, University of Tennessee, College of Education, Center on Deafness, 2229 Dunford Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-4020. Tel: 865-974-0607; Fax: 865-974-3522; Web site: http://www.sunsite.utk.edu. |
| Publication Date: | 2000-12-12 |
| Pages: | 54 |
| Pub Types: | Guides - Classroom - Teacher |
| Abstract: | This handbook presents materials for 10 DESK (Developing English Skills and Knowledge) workshops designed to assist students with deafness or hearing impairments make a smooth transition from high school to postsecondary institutions by enhancing their English writing skills. The workshops address: (1) demystifying college by allowing students to ask questions regarding all aspects of the college experience; (2) making a connection between everyday evaluating and written evaluations, introducing the concepts of forming criteria, presenting reasons, collecting evidence in evaluating, and presenting a visually-oriented means of pre-writing for an evaluation essay; (3) illustrating how the criteria, reasons, and evidence can be transformed into prose and establishing the qualities of good body paragraphs; (4) reinforcing the qualities of good body paragraphs and developing revision skills; (5) introducing characteristics of good introductory paragraphs; (6) introducing the two ways of organizing comparison-or-contrast essays: the point-by-point and the block plans; (7) introducing the criteria of the thesis in the comparison-or-contrast essay; (8) drafting the comparison-or-contrast essay; (9) assisting students individually at any state of the writing process; and (10) familiarizing students with the college campus. Each chapter consists of objectives, materials, preparation (when necessary), procedures, and comments. Supplementary materials are also included. (CR) |
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| Note: | Co-sponsored by Louisiana State University. |
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| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
| Institutions: | Postsecondary Education Consortium, Knoxville, TN. |
| Sponsors: | Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. |
| ISBN: | N/A |
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| Audiences: | Practitioners; Teachers |
| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Higher Education; Secondary Education |
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