What helped focus teachers more on composition than transcription in early American writing instruction?
A. Harvard added a composition class as an entry requirement.
B. Writing was taught so students could improve their correspondence and journals.
C. Spelling bees led to the unification of spelling words.
D. Educators cared little about improving composition until the late 1900s.
A/Explanation
A. The shift toward composition at higher levels motivated change at all levels.
B. Correspondence and journals were not part of the classroom focus.
C. Spelling bees did play role in unifying spelling, but did not relate to composition.
D. The late 1900s saw much change in writing instruction, but it was not the first time teachers focused on composition.
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