Synthesis of The Reading-Writing Connection and Literary...

There is no question that a connection between reading and writing exists. Although, to what degree does one have to be immersed into literature for it to influence students’ writing experiences? Some ideas to help formulate answers and support this connection can be found in the two following articles in which, authors address the relationship between reading and writing. In the first piece titled The Reading-Writing Connection, author Olness (2005) offers insight to this connection by assembling many teachers and researchers information on the connection between reading, writing, and the value of quality children’s literature. Olness provides examples and ideas of how to successfully join reading with writing in the classroom. In†¦show more content†¦In the second article, Lancia (1997) begins by illustrating a student’s experience with â€Å"literary borrowing† (p. 470) in which he states that this borrowing has taken place within his clas sroom without his instruction to do so. He continues by discussing his design of a classroom study in which he attempted to identify patterns of literary borrowing. He states that his results show a â€Å"saturation with literature directly influences writing by providing important models for successful work† (p. 470). He then continues by discussing existing research on the influence of literature on students’ compositions. In summation the research he includes recognize the important role that literature plays in writing and that literary borrowing should not be viewed as plagiarism but as temporary use of ideas while developing his or her own writing style. Lancia continues by discussing the context and methodology for his study. His study was conducted within his second grade classroom which has identified learning disabled students, students receiving support from Title I, and a gifted and talented student where the students reading development ranging from late emergent to students who were reading fluently. He continues by explaining the components of the reading program he enlists within his classroomShow MoreRelatedPeculiarities of Euphemisms in English and Difficulties in Their Translation19488 Words   |  78 Pages Chapter I is a theoretical one. Here we speak about the euphemisms and their influence on the ambiguity of a sentence and present different classifications of euphemisms. We also investigate the connection of euphemisms and logic, equivocal words and ambiguity. Chapter II is an analytical one. This chapter deals with the sources of appearance of euphemisms. We speak here about the language of political correctness which is often the main source ofRead MoreMetz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF100902 Words   |  316 Pagespublished articles. The disparity between ten and twelve is caused by the fact that Chapter 5 was condensed out of three separate articles. As the title indicates, the articles included in this volume have been selected exclusively from the author s writings on cinematographic problems.* Since this is, therefore, a collection, I have not tried to eliminate or disguise the few inevitable repetitions. Similarly, I have not allowed myself to excise or replace passages that, as a result of the lapse in timeRead MoreAnnotated Bibliography: Plagiarism39529 Words   |  158 Pagesbjet12008-bib-0002#bjet12008-bib-0002 o Link to bibliographic citation 1159) And that presents us with a problem when we are writing about our work for publications, whether in conference presentations, organisational websites or in journals like BJET. It is essential that we distinguish between the work that has been carried out by others and the work and the writing that is due to our original efforts. Most research projects will start with a comprehensive study of the literature to determineRead MoreMarketing Management 14th Edition Test Bank Kotler Test Bank173911 Words   |  696 Pagesdesired responses from other parties. Answer: E Page Ref: 5 Objective: 2 Difficulty: Moderate 4) A social definition of marketing says ________. A) effective marketing requires companies to remove intermediaries to achieve a closer connection with direct consumers B) a company should focus exclusively on achieving high production efficiency, low costs, and mass distribution to facilitate the broadest possible access to the companys products C) marketing is the process by which individuals