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The Answer to Better Writing ? Better Questions !

There is a story often told about the writer Gertrude Stein. As she lay on her deathbed, a brave friend leaned over and whispered to her, “Gertrude, what is the answer?” With all her strength, Stein lifted her head from the pillow and replied, “What is the question?” Then she died. I suspect Ms. Stein [...]

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6+1 Traits for Revision

A toolbox of skills to give teachers and students a common vision for revision. Julio scans his teacher’s comments on his short essay with increasing perplexity and frustration. He sees the words “Vague. More needed here.” Further down he spots the indecipherable comments “Awk” and “Frag” along with marks on the paper indicating spelling, grammar, [...]

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