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  • Lessons in English: a practical course of language lessons and elementary grammar

    Document thumbnail: Lessons in English: a practical course of language lessons and elementary grammar
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    Description/Abstract:
    Text copyrighted in 1880 and 1894. Author credited with a Master of Arts, a Ph.D, as the President of Delaware College, Newark, Delaware, and as the author of several texts. Preface states the text uses an inductive process, teaching first the idea, then the name, and lastly the definition, followed by its application. Only the simplest and most necessary principles are discussed and illustrated. Includes the author's system of diagramming, or written analysis. Preface are recommends object lessons combined with systematic culture in language. The text also contain pictorial illustrations. The Schultz Archive includes roughly the first 83 pages.
    Creator/Author:
    Raub, Albert N. (Albert Newton), 1840-1904
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/23/2016
    Date Modified:
    08/11/2020
    Date Created:
    1894
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0

  • Practical Lessons in the Use of English for Primary and Grammar Schools

    Document thumbnail: Practical Lessons in the Use of English for Primary and Grammar Schools
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    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    1894 printing of 1887 copyrighted text. The author is credited as Late Teacher of Composition in the State Normal School, Albany, NY. A grammar and composition text. It aims to provide practical training for students whose education ends with common or grammar school, as well as those who go on for further study. Each lesson aims to be a language lesson. Encourages students to cultivate their powers of observation. Connects language to the expression of thought. Selections from the best writers are used to encourage a taste for good literature, to awaken a love of nature, or to deepen a moral impression. Lessons lay out tasks for completion. Incorrect forms for correction are not used. The text also covers letter writing and business forms. Includes pictorial illustrations. The lessons are a mix of grammar, punctuation, and composition. The Schultz Archive copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Hyde, Mary F. (Mary Frances)
    Submitter:
    Russel Durst
    Date Uploaded:
    05/19/2016
    Date Modified:
    07/29/2020
    Date Created:
    1894
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0