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  • Improving Writing Performance: A Strategy for Writing Persuasive Essays (Archived)
Challenge
Initial Thoughts
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What should Ms. Lin know in order to provide effective writing instruction?

  • 1: Understanding Difficulties with Written Expression
  • 2: Prerequisites for Written Expression

What could Ms. Lin do to help her students learn to write persuasive essays?

  • 3: Elements of the Writing Process
  • 4: POW+TREE Writing Strategy
  • 5: POW+TREE Applications

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  • 6: References & Additional Resources
  • 7: Credits
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To cite this module, please use the following:

The IRIS Center. (2006). Improving writing performance: A strategy for writing persuasive essays. Retrieved from https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/pow/

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Torri Lienemann

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