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138. A Pronunciation Drill. Do not omit at the end of the first syllable of a word. S "ee-fect").

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A Talk to the Class. Tell what you saw in t you were forced to land from the airplane. the scenes discussed above.

139. Study of a Poem. In the poem on pag has painted a picture of one of our greatest of the poem, line by line, and tell why the words a Why are hooked1, lonely1, ringed1, wrinkled 2, an particularly good?

Copy the poem from dictation.

The poem pictures the eagle the moment bef down on its prey. Imagine the animal you h in your story of the airplane accident, poised fo ture. Talk about his position, his surrounding he commits.

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Close to the sun in lonely lands,

Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

2 The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.

ALFRED TEN

Writing a Class Parody. The class will compose to describe this animal, using Tennyson's poem as a The teacher will write on the board the lines selected Notice that the three lines in each stanza rime.

Copy the poem in your best handwriting. The b be chosen for the Honor Log.

140. Writing a Letter. Write a formal letter in 1 style to Lieut. Poulet in reply to his letter to you. 1 about your imaginary air flight and its disastrous consec Make your story sound as if it really happened.

The best letter from each team will be selected Honor Log.

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141. Accuracy and Thoroughness in Gettin Two rules to remember in reading for informat the facts right, and (2) Get all the facts.

Divide the class into two teams to make a flight (as in Project 14), but this time observe become acquainted with their governments. I messages to these people about our more enlig

ment.

In this third airplane project try to make you better than in the two other projects and your accurate and interesting.

Discuss kinds of government, and give exa Name the rulers of two prominent government Consult a geography and an encyclopedia t form of government of each country throug airplane will fly.

Remember: Get the facts right.
Get all the facts.

Handwork. Draw a map of the continen airplane route. Mark the countries. Under each country write the form of its government.

142. Arrangement of Words in a Sentence. on the next page was made by Dr. John Withersp of Princeton College, at the famous meeting w patriots were hesitating about signing the D Independence.

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3 That noble instrument upon your table, which
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carry into effect its provisions is unworthy the na
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thither by the hand of the public executioner, than
this crisis the sacred cause of my country.

JOHN WITHER

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Write down the opening words of each sentence. N variety. Which of these is a clause?

Sentences may be varied by arranging the words diff For instance, the first sentence above could be "In th of men there is a tide, a nick of time."

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An Exercise in Rearrangement. Rewrite Dr. spoon's speech, rearranging words, phrases, and One fifth of the class will memorize the original speech

143. Writing a Letter. Write a formal lette one of the countries through which your airpla formal and business letters, as you have learned ordinary friendly letter in giving the pers address (or name, title, and address) above the

Albert

King of Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

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Mikado Tokio,

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Tell the circumstances under which John Wit his plea for freedom (page 139). You will h graphs. The first paragraph will tell who, wh and what. The second paragraph will be

His speech was as follows:

The third paragraph will be John Witherspo page 139 with quotation marks at the beginnin The fourth paragraph will tell the people of th to study the story of American freedom.

Compare your letter with the models on pa Read the suggestions about paragraphing giv see whether you have followed them.

Make an envelope and address it. The best exhibited on the bulletin board.

Conversation. Discuss how American patri served our national freedom, as given under t next page.

144. An Enunciation Drill. In the words on with wh should sound the h; as, "whoa" (hwō) (wo). Make the breathing sound of h first, as

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