LITERATURE QUESTIONS
AMERICAN ENGLISH
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The Elementary Spelling Book
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The First Part of the Grammatical Institute of the English Language
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The American Spelling Book
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -this direction was preparation of A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, the first part being The American Spelling Book (1783), the famed “Blue-Backed Speller, ” which has never been out of print. The spelling book provided much of Webster’s income for the rest of his life, and its total sales…
Detailed explanation-2: -"The speller was originally titled The First Part of the Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Over the course of 385 editions in his lifetime, the title was changed in 1786 to The American Spelling Book, and again in 1829 to The Elementary Spelling Book.
Detailed explanation-3: -The great American educator Noah Webster first published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, otherwise known as the Blue Back Speller, in 1783. His goal was to provide a uniquely American, Christ-centered approach to training children.
Detailed explanation-4: -Webster’s Blue-Backed Speller is the popular name, because of the blue paper covers, for Noah Webster’s Elementary Spelling Book, published continuously since 1783 under several titles.
Detailed explanation-5: -Noah Webster Jr. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education". His “Blue-backed Speller” books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read.