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ERIC Number: EJ274181
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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Before the Flood: Composition Teaching in America 1637-1900.
Rodd, Thomas, Jr.
English Journal, v72 n2 p62-69 Feb 1983
Surveys the history of composition instruction in America and concludes that imitation exercises may still be valuable to modern students. (JL)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Higher Education, Imitation, Models, Teaching Methods, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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