Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Department English & Comparative Lit Students Remove constraint Department: English & Comparative Lit Students Subject Composition textbook: secondary Remove constraint Subject: Composition textbook: secondary

Search Results

  • English Composition by Practice

    Document thumbnail: English Composition by Practice
    Type:
    Document
    Description/Abstract:
    1892 printing of 1892 copyrighted text. The author is credited as a Ph.D and as Professor in the School of Pedagogy, University of the City of New York. The introduction breaks the text down into punctuation, reproductions, inventions, short papers, letter-writing, and essay writing from outlines. Copying is recommended for exercises, the reproductions are to be rewritten from memory, the inventions take the form of interrupted stories. The chapters are punctuation, variety of expression, variety of sentence-form, paraphrase and abstract, essentials of sentence structure, figurative language, letter-writing, diction, essay-writing, common errors, and capitals. The appendices cover rules for punctuation, marks used in correcting compositions, additional material for compositions, and brief biographical notes. The Schultz Archive's copy is roughly the complete text.
    Creator/Author:
    Shaw, Edward R.
    Submitter:
    Benjamin Hojem
    Date Uploaded:
    03/13/2020
    Date Modified:
    03/13/2020
    Date Created:
    1892
    License:
    Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)