66. Comparing Poems. Compare the poems on these pages in (1) nationality; (2) time of year; (3) type of person; and (4) pictures. THE TRAILING ARBUTUS 1 I wandered lonely where the pine-trees made And, guided by its sweet Perfume, I found, within a narrow dell, 2 From under dead boughs, for whose loss the pines While yet the bluebird smoothed in leafless trees 3 As, pausing, o'er the lonely flower I bent, Through care and cumber, coldness and decay, And make the sad earth happier for their bloom. Memorize the poem you prefer. 67. Choosing the Right Word. To speak or write well you must have a variety of words from which to select. Arrange the words on page 69 in two groups: (1) good qualities and (2) bad qualities. Look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary. Divide the good and bad groups of words under four heads: 1. Cleanliness | 2. Nourishment | 3. Activity | 4. Cheerfulness SENTENCE BUILDING BLOW, BLOW,. THOU WINTER WIND As man's ingratitude; 2 Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, Though thou the waters warp, Sentence Building: Slogans. 69 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Compose, twelve sentences, using the words selected for your team. Make the sentences. apply to health: Team I (Cleanliness); Team II (Nourishment); Team III (Activity); and Team IV (Cheerfulness). Compose slogans for the Better-Health posters. An Exercise. Copy your twelve sentences on the board. Tell whether the verbs are transitive, intransitive, or linking (see page 59). Tell the voice of the transitive verbs. 68. Writing a Paragraph. Apply the four rules for better health to yourself. In which of these are you good? In which are you poor? Write a composition, telling the most helpful thing you have learned in the discussion of each topic and how you mean to profit by it. How many paragraphs should you have? 69. An Enunciation Drill. Collect tongue twisters and practice saying them to get flexibility of the tongue and lips. A Talk to the Class. Describe the poster that you are planning for your team. A committee of three pupils will sit in the back of the room. They will rise if they cannot hear you. 70. Handwork. Each team will make Better-Health posters for their subjects (pages 63 and 64). On each poster print the slogan and make an appropriate decoration. In class talk about the merits of the different posters. Vote for the best in each group. The best poster from each group will be enlarged to be exhibited in a window (page 64). Writing a Letter. Write to a pupil in another school, telling where the health posters will be exhibited, inviting him to look at them, and describing your poster. (Four posters will be exhibited.) PROJECT 8. HOLDING AN AUCTION 71. Telling How Things Are Made. The following is one of the most important explanations ever made. In it the old sexton, Laurence Coster of Haarlem, tells John Gutenberg how he learned to print books. 2 1 It was by accident that I discovered how to print. I went out into the woods one afternoon with my grandchildren. 3 There were some beech trees there, and the little fellows wanted me to carve their names on the smooth bark. I did so, for I was always handy with a penknife. 5 Then, while they were running around, I split off some fine pieces of bark and cut the letters of the alphabet upon them one letter on each piece. I thought they would amuse the baby of the family, and perhaps help him to remember his letters. So I wrapped them in a piece of soft paper and carried them home. 7 8 When I came tc undo the package I was surprised to see the forms of some oí the letters distinctly printed on the white paper. It set me to thinking, and at last I thought out this plan of printing books. BALDWIN: Thirty More Famous Stories Retold Show that the grandfather's thoughtfulness of others was responsible for this discovery. In retelling this, what different things must you say? Remember : Explanation is "telling how." To be clear it should tell things in the right order. Writing a Class Composition. Write a list of different things you make in your Manual Training or Domestic Science classes. Select one of them. Outline on the board the different steps you take or things you do to make it. Give each step and arrange all the details exactly as they should be made. Compose the explanation, the teacher writing on the board the sentences selected as best. Copy the explanation as the teacher dictates it. 72. Applying for a Position. One day the following advertisement appeared in the school paper published by School 53: Wanted, an auctioneer. Must have polite manner, good voice, and ability to describe articles to be sold. Apply by letter to your teacher. How does an auction sale differ from a store sale? What qualities does this advertiser want in an auctioneer? Why are these necessary? A pupil will volunteer to copy this advertisement on the board for you to use in your class. Would the answer to an advertisement be a friendly letter or a business letter? Which form is the letter of application on page 73? Why? If the Standard Company decides to hire Chester, how can it get in touch with him? Writing a Letter of Application. Apply for the position of auctioneer. Make an outline of the things you would give in the letter to your teacher. If you think that you cannot meet the requirements mentioned in the advertisement, select the pupil that seems best fitted and write a letter recommending him (or her) to the teacher. Follow Chester's paragraphing. Make an envelope and address it. At a later time the teacher will announce to the class the name of the pupil who seems to be best fitted for the class auctioneer. 73. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs. To be able to describe you must know how to use adverbs and adjectives. |