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Writing without Teachers
Peter Elbow
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Description for Writing without Teachers
Paperback. Second revised edition in which Elbow sets out his teaching methods and outlines a practical programme for learning how to write. Equally useful for writing fiction, poetry and essays as well as reports, lectures and memos, this approach is especailly helpful for people who get "stuck" in their writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; CJCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
In Writing Without Teachers, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write. His approach is especially helpful to people who get stuck or blocked in their writing, and is equally useful for writing fiction, poetry, and essays, as well as reports, lectures, and memos. The core of Elbow's thinking is a challenge against traditional writing methods. Instead of editing and outlining material in the initial steps of the writing process, Elbow celebrates non-stop or free uncensored writing, without editorial checkpoints first, ... Read more
In Writing Without Teachers, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write. His approach is especially helpful to people who get stuck or blocked in their writing, and is equally useful for writing fiction, poetry, and essays, as well as reports, lectures, and memos. The core of Elbow's thinking is a challenge against traditional writing methods. Instead of editing and outlining material in the initial steps of the writing process, Elbow celebrates non-stop or free uncensored writing, without editorial checkpoints first, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
187g
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195120165
SKU
V9780195120165
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About Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow is Professor of English and Director of the writing programme at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Reviews for Writing without Teachers
A wise and witty analysis of the process of self-confrontation and growth through writing.
Harvard Educational Review
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