Topic: Writing Assignments

10-second review: How give effective writing assignments? Students need to understand clearly the purpose of a writing assignment.

Source: A Beaufort. Research in the Teaching of English (November 2004), 162. (abstract). A publication of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

Comment: I never spent enough time making clear the purpose of any assignment, let alone writing assignments. For me it was enough that the textbook called for descriptive writing. But why descriptive writing? What's the purpose? RayS.