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Stratton D. Brooks

1869–1949 · United States

An American educator and university president who wrote practical textbooks on composition, rhetoric and the teaching of English.

Language & CommunicationTeaching & Education

Life and context

A short timeline

1869
Born in United States.
1905
Composition-Rhetoric published.
1949
End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

composition
rhetoric
practice
education

Progressive classroom instruction that builds writing confidence through sequenced themes, examples and oral and written exercises.

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Works by Stratton D. Brooks

1 work in the Linden collection.

Language & Communication

Composition-Rhetoric

Stratton D. Brooks, Marietta Hubbard

Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 11 hr

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