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ERIC Number: EJ479208
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
Elaborating Our History: A Look at Mid-19th Century First Books of Composition.
Schultz, Lucille M.
College Composition and Communication, v45 n1 p10-30 Feb 1994
Describes and analyzes the composition textbooks, or first books of compositions, all written between 1838 and 1855, which were all markedly different from the best-known writing texts of the period. Provides a broader account of how writing was taught in the mid-nineteenth century in America. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational History, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Higher Education, Textbook Research, Textbooks, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Composition Theory; Historical Background