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Peter Elbow




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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avg rating: 3.78 | 152 ratings | 27 reviews | 20 distinct works
Writing without Teachers Writing without Teachers
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 3.81 — 53 ratings — published 1975
3 editions
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Writing With Power: Techniques... Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 3.51 — 45 ratings — published 1981
4 editions
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Everyone Can Write: Essays Tow... Everyone Can Write: Essays Toward a Hopeful Theory of Writing and Teaching Writing
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 4.12 — 16 ratings — published 1999
2 editions
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Embracing Contraries: Explorat... Embracing Contraries: Explorations in Learning and Teaching
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1987
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Writing to Learn: Strategies f... Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Learning
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1997
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Sharing and Responding Sharing and Responding
by Peter Elbow, Patricia Belanoff
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1999
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A Community of Writers: A Work... A Community of Writers: A Workshop Course in Writing
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 1989
6 editions
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What Is English? What Is English?
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1990
2 editions
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Being a Writer: A Community of... Being a Writer: A Community of Writers Revisited
by Peter Elbow, Patricia Belanoff
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2002
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Oppositions in Chaucer Oppositions in Chaucer
by Peter Elbow
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1975
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