Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Creative writing (Elementary education); Figures of speech -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Vocabulary -- Study and teaching (Elementary);
Abstract
The effects of immersion in a climate of words and subsequent use of descriptive words and figures of speech in student writing was investigated in a Grade 6 language arts classroom. Five students were exposed to a climate of words for six weeks. The hypothesis was made that a climate of words in the classroom will have an effect on students' writing. The same common prompt essay assignment was given at the beginning and end of the six weeks, and the number of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, sensory words, and figures of speech were compared. All the students showed an increase in the use of these words. Even though too few subjects were available for statistically verifiable data, this investigation can serve as a precursor to a more rigorous study involving a larger sample and a control group to better analyze the impact of the climate of words on student writing.
Year of Submission
1997
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Division of Education
First Advisor
Mary J. Selke
Second Advisor
William Waack
Date Original
1997
Object Description
1 PDF file (35 leaves)
Copyright
©1997 Mary Brigid Stanley
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Stanley, Mary Brigid, "Increasing Students' Use of Descriptive Words and Figurative Language in Their Writing by Creating a Climate of Words in the Classroom" (1997). Graduate Research Papers. 1579.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1579
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