Project Gutenberg 2009-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 153 Webster, W. F. (William Franklin) 1862 1936 Webster, William Franklin English: Composition and Literature Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Carl Hudkins, Fred Robinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "English: Composition and Literature" by W. F. Webster is a textbook on writing and literary comprehension written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on teaching high school students the principles of effective communication, emphasizing the importance of expressing ideas clearly and engagingly. It outlines various forms of discourse, including narration, description, exposition, argument, and persuasion, and provides guidance on how to choose subjects, structure narratives, and utilize language effectively. The opening of this textbook introduces the author's intention behind writing it, highlighting the need for a methodical approach to teaching English composition. Webster explains the differences between composition and subjects like Latin or mathematics, arguing for the necessity of engaging students' intellectual and emotional aspects in their writing. He sets the stage for exploring various forms of discourse, framing the objective of the book as a means to develop students' skills in expressing their thoughts and feelings through structured, coherent writing. This foundational perspective sets the tone for the practical guidance that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Rhetoric PE Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education 803896 803120 2024-10-12T07:28:53.665556 2023-09-12T10:30:28.764328 text/html text/html 802524 2009-02-16T14:49:56 text/html 274000 2021-01-04T18:42:34 text/html application/zip 357236 2024-10-12T07:29:11.329469 application/epub+zip 366861 2024-10-12T07:28:58.967515 application/epub+zip 328316 2024-10-12T07:28:56.658526 application/epub+zip 708118 2024-10-12T07:29:18.984412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636277 2024-10-12T07:29:09.744451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554552 2022-09-13T06:57:42.874940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641394 641303 2024-10-12T07:28:50.760575 2023-09-12T10:30:26.060308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 641123 2021-01-04T18:42:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 230468 2021-01-04T18:42:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 641380 2021-01-04T18:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230486 2021-01-04T18:42:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21225 2024-10-12T07:29:19.137408 application/rdf+xml 14703 2024-10-12T07:28:57.477519 image/jpeg 3273 2024-10-12T07:28:57.113520 image/jpeg 351720 2024-10-12T07:28:53.727535 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog