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Peter Elbow

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Peter Elbow is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is best known for his work in writing theory, practice, and pedagogy.

Elbow is the author of several books, including Embracing Contraries: Explorations in Learning and Teaching (Oxford UP, 1986), Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process (Oxford UP, 1981), Writing Without Teachers (Oxford UP, 1973), and his most recent, Being A Writer (McGraw-Hill, 2002). He pioneered the practice of "freewriting" in these books, a practice now widely taught in English classes.

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books by Peter Elbow

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avg rating: 3.74 | 87 ratings | 22 distinct works

	Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process (Paperback) by Peter Elbow avg rating 3.41 — 29 ratings — published 1998 3 editions	my rating:
	Writing without Teachers (Paperback) by Peter Elbow avg rating 3.96 — 23 ratings — published 1998 2 editions	my rating:
	Everyone Can Write: Essays Toward a Hopeful Theory of Writing and Teaching Writing (Paperback) by Peter Elbow avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 1999	my rating:
	Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) by Peter Elbow avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1997	my rating:
	Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process, Second Edition (Hardcover) by Peter Elbow avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1998	my rating:
	Sharing and Responding (Paperback) by Peter Elbow, Patricia Belanoff avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 1999	my rating:
	A Community of Writers: A Workshop Course in Writing (Paperback) by Peter Elbow avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 1999 4 editions	my rating:
	Embracing Contraries: Explorations in Learning and Teaching (Paperback) by Peter Elbow avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1987	my rating:
	What Is English? (Hardcover) by Peter Elbow avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 1990 2 editions	my rating:
	Being a Writer: A Community of Writers Revisited (Paperback) by Peter Elbow, Patricia Belanoff avg rating 3.00 — 1 ratings — published 2002	my rating:

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