Show The Utah Statesman Wednesday February 25 1981 Page 9 Speaking well helps make writing 'less scary' Writing scares many people but believes a person’s William Strong together while ability to put thoughts over to writing can carry talking and less scary making it easier make this transi students To help a book written has tion Strong and Paragraph Stnltrut Combining book is a sequel to an Bmldmg The wrote entitled Sentence he book earlier A Combining Composition Book Strong who teaches teachers at English to prospective has tried to University State Utah In both Burton selected to give Warren captalize on a person's speaking 1 he idea capitalizes on people’s nna(c ability to put sentences together while speaking” Strong said “Sentence combining invites them to take given information and transform it— to say something in a smoother more mature way T here is almost no terminology It involves wntmg rather nan analyzing’ T he txok was designed for reshmen composition classes and strong will use it m his own classes Advanced high school students are also expected to make use of it Strong wrote the first book based on research others had done about the development of writing skills He wrote it in an understandable form which could be used by teachers In the 10 years since the first book the idea has spread Similar books have been written by others “ I he idea is practical and it works” said the author “Students’ writing is improved and we think it improves reading comprehension” Strong has been active in the Utah Writing Project which provides extensive writing training for a select group of teachers each summer These teachers then give workshops to other teachers in their districts Strong believes that ultimately the writing project will touch every student in Utah tie has also served as editor of the Utah English Journal and has been an associate contributing editor of Media and Methods Lecture Last of the Warren Burton head music Unnersitv Utah State will "' department March h annual Last ""h g'f at LSI'- - for Burton was nominated several students the honor bv selected by a student andas The Las Lecture USL Honors sponsored by the is intended to couProgram students what the profwy to essor would say if he wete last tunc fectunng for the committee Burton who faculty in 1965 joined the received his undergraduate degree LSI' and his doctoral from from degree University of the Oregon Burton’s lecture will la gin p m in the Morgan Theater of the Chase fine It Arts Center on the campus mil be free and open to the g public A the will follow reception Itrture Phone 752 7762 Min V ¥ 'V m1 MO 9 20 M MV &£MSl)K£ 0UXmE£ BLOOD V VALENTINE NMCMTinil Nuowniv MaU0CMANT:OO Mmn F1 I j s going to stood m your $ v way futitaut COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS A MARTIN RANSOHOFF PRODUCTION A RALPH BAKSHI FILM StCHAdD AvihO Theatres Near You Selected at Opening Sf |