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Lyman, Rollo LaVerne – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
English grammar, as a formal subject, distinct from other branches of instruction in the vernacular, made but sporadic appearances in the American schools before 1775. After the Revolution its rise was extremely rapid. English grammar gained momentum as the hold of Latin grammar weakened, and by the end of the first quarter of the nineteenth…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Conflict, Writing (Composition), Language of Instruction
Bennett, Ruth, Ed. – 1981
Intended for use with college students, this booklet contains a traditional Hupa story (in Hupa and English) followed by information to aid in a critical literary analysis of the story and topics for student discussion. The introduction explains that "Origin of Fire"--first written down by P.E. Goddard in 1902 and still told by…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indians