Excerpt from The Problem Elementary Composition: Suggestions for Its Solution These chapters were written for delivery before the Brooklyn Teachers' Association, and without thought of subsequent publication. They are now gathered into a book in response to the request of many interested in elementary composition. It has seemed desirable to retain them in their original form, familiar and unconventional as that is. The writer believes that composition work need not be restricted to the production of written themes, but that it may include speaking as well as writing, work by a little community as well as work by individuals, and interesting conversations to rouse thought and deepen feeling. Another chapter might have been added, on the subject of versification. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.