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FOREWORD
-'

The the

title "Self

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forth which

general purpose
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of

the

series aim
to

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textbooks children

of
not

this is
to to to
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The

books

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and English language correctly

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it with

but constantlygrowing appreciation, and self-reliant in their

independent goal.
of these

efforts

reach In

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pursuance

aims,

the this

books

are,

as no

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self-teaching. While possible,

eliminates her the

quality by
of

means

teacher, the books, instead

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This

calls occasionally few other lessons

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wealth other

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the

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Third
SECTION

Grade
PAGE

Two

Ways
for

of

Telling a Story
Stories
.

3 6

Telling Vacation
Hints More

and Story-Tellers Story-Telling

.

Listeners

7 8

Reciting Favorite Making

Clear Word

Poems
.

9
lO 12

Pictures Pets
.

Studying Stories about Telling Pet Stories Telling

a

13
14

Class

Story
"

Daily
A

Drill Exercises Game

"

Pronouncing
On the Road
to

Words London

Correctly

15 17 i8
21 21 22

Language

StudyingQuestion
Asking and Telling Stories from Telling Animal Study of
a

Sentences

Answering
Stories

Questions

Pictures
....

Story

"

The

Giant

and

the

Sheep Correctly

22

Playing the Story Daily Drill Exercise Copying Copying

Sentences
"

25

Pronouncing

Words

26 27 29

Correcting the Sentences

Sentences
. .

29 30 31

Writing the Names Telling "Good-Times"

of Persons
....

Stories
....

Study

of

Poem

"

Who
"

Loves Correct

the Trees Use

Best

32 34 35

Daily Drill Exercise Copying

Two Sentences of

of Is and

Are

Ways
a

Arranging

Sentences

36 38
39

Copying
Autumn

Paragraph

Changes
and

Making

Guessing

Riddles

40 40

Copying a Paragraph Study of a Poem Daily Drill Exercise

"

Autumn
"

41

Pronouncing
Leaves
vu

Words

Correctly

42

Spelling Review Study of

a

43
"

Poem

Autumn

44

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Contents
PAGE

SECTION

37

38
39 40 41. 42. 43. 44.

Copying Lesson Study of a Story Playing the Story

"

The

Camel

and

the

Goat
.

Daily Drill Exercise Story-Telling Week

"

Correct
......

Use

of Was

and

Were

Copying
Dictation

Note
......

Lesson
......

Writing the Names

of the
"

Days of the Week

Words

Daily
Being

Drill Exercise Claus Santa Lesson Lesson

Pronouncing

Correctly

45.

Playing Santa
a

46.
47.

Real

Claus
.....
"

Conversation Conversation

Poem,

"Which
at
.

Loved

Best ?

'

48.
49.

"

Helping
.

Home
. . .

50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Improving Stories Telling Helping Stories

Dictation Lesson
......
"

Daily Drill Exercise

A

Correct Colors

Use
....

of

Isnt,

etc.

Language
Language

Game

"

Following Directions
A Game
"

.....

Following Directions
The

56.
57.

Dictation
A

Lesson Learn Poem Class

"
"

58.
59. 60. 61. 62.

Story to Study of a
a

Boy and

the Nuts

Hiawatha's

Childhood

Writing

Story
"

Daily

Drill Exercise Lesson Lesson

Correct
"

Use

of Teach
.

and

Learn

Conversation Conversation Dictation

Birds Bird

in W^inter Friends

"

63.
64. 65.
66.

Lesson
.

Writing Notes TellingSecrets Daily Drill Exercise

Fables
to

"

Pronouncing
......

Words

Correctly

67.
68.

Learn
a

Study

of

Poem

"

Sympathy

69.
70.

Describing Clearly Describing Toys Telling Stories from Writing Riddles Guessing the Riddles
A
a

71.
72. 73. 74.

Picture
....

Language

Game

"

Have

You

Seen

My

Lamb

Contents
SECTION

IX

PAGE

75.

Spelling Review Dictionary Lesson

Conversation Conversation Lesson
Lesson
"
"

84

76.
77.

85
Politeness
.

86
at

78.
79. 80. 81. 82.

"

Helping
Correct the Road
.

School of Saw London and Seen

87
88

Daily

Drill Exercise Game

"

Use
to

Language Writing the Names Study of a Story Playing Telling

Fables the

On

89
90

of Places
"

The
.

Fairies

Who

Changed

Work

91 95

83.
84. 85.
86.

Story

Writing Questions
Stories from
to Learn

and
a

Answers Picture
.

95

96 96
98 98
99

87.
88.

Dictionary Lesson Writing Daily

A Stones
from

Pictures
.

89.
90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

the Picture Criticizing Drill Exercise Game

"

Stories
.

"

Correct Who Did

Use It?

of Did

and

Done

99
lOI 102

Language Copying Lesson

......

Following
WTiat What

Directions Has

"

Pinwheels IVIaking with Number Other Work

103
104

96.
97.

Language Language Has to Do with Telling Stories from Pictures Study Daily Study
of
a

to Do

Subjects

105 105 106

....

Poem

"

The
"

Bluebird
.

98.
99.
100.
loi.

Drill Exercise of
a

Correct

Use

of Ran

and

Run

107 108
109

Poem

"

The

Raindrops' Ride

Writing

Story
and Dictation
....

Copying
Dictation

109
no

102.

Lesson Lesson
" "

103.
104.

Conversation

Our

Country
Use of Come and Came

no in 112 112

Daily

Drill Exercise Lesson

.

Correct

105. 106. 107.

Copying Telling Secrets

Stories
to
a

Learn

112
"

108.
109.
no. 111.

Study of

Story

The

King

and

the Bee

lU

Playing Story Spelling Review Telling a Class Story Writing Stories

....

the

n6

n6
n6

112.

n8 n8
....

113.

Correctingthe Stories

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SECTION

114.

Daily

Drill Exercise
a

"

Correct

Use

of Went

and

Gone

115.

Study of

Poem

"

Springtime

116.
117. 118. 119.
120.

Copying Lesson Answering an Invitation

TellingStories
Writing
Some
a

about

Bees Letter

Good-by

Questions to Answer of Rules Learned Summary

Books America
....

for Summer

Reading

Fourth
I.

Grade
Gift

Bobby

Trotter's

New

Year's
.

2.

Telling Vacation Writing

Dates
.

Stories

34-

56. 78. 910. II. 12.

TellingStories from Studying Beginning Telling Stories .' Copying Lesson

Dictation Lesson

Picture

Sentences

Reviewing Poems Reviewing Stories

.

Daily
Stories

Drill Exercise
to Learn

"

Pronouncing Words Making

a

Cor

"rectly

....

I3-14. IS-

Following Directions
Explaining
How

"

Box

Things Were
....

Made

Spelling Review
"

16.
1718. 19.
20. 21. 22.

Autumn Study of a Poem Group Story-Telling Another Autumn Lesson

....

Fires
.

Poem

"

Goldenrod

Copying
Writing
a

Telling Stories from Story

Picture
.

....

Daily

Drill Exercise

"

Pronouncing Words
and Pictures

Correctly

2324. 25-

Study of Titles Making

Stories

....

Titles for Stories

....

Finishing Stories
to Learn

26.

....

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SECTION

XI

PAGE

27.

Daily
No,"
A

Drill Exercise
etc.

"

Correct

Use

of "Have

No,"

"Has

28.
29. d"o31i2. 2"33435-

Language

Game

"

Trades

and

Tools
.

157

Contractions

Study of a Story Playing the Story

"

Rhodopis
"

and

Her

Slippers
162

Conversation

Lesson

Hallowe'en

Fun
.

163 163 164 164

166

Describing Jack-o'-Lanterns
Dictation Lesson
a

Study of

Story

"

Falling Leaves
"

36.
37-

Converscition

Lesson

The

Uses

of Leaves

38.
3940.

Use" Writing "Correct Daily Drill Exgrcise Copying Sentences Poems Study of Two Moonlight
"

Sentences Correct Use of

167

Give,Gave, and Given

;

167 169

....

"

The

Difference

Daylight

and

169
171

41.
42.

SpellingReview Study of a Picture

Writing Stories
Conversation

"

Pilgrim School
The "ThankYou"

171 172

4344. 45-

Lesson
"

"

46.
47-

48.
49-

Daily DriU Exercise Game A Language Getting Ready for Christmas Studying and Writing a Christmas
"

Day Correct Use of Grew, Blew, etc. and Asking Answering Questions
.

174 174 175

176
Note

176 178 178

180

After-Christmas

Stories Christmas
You
"

SO.
5152. S3S4-

Describing Two Writing "ThankA

Trees
.

Letters" The
"

Language

Game Lesson

Birthday Party
.

180 181

Conversation Conversation

Thrift Another Correct

Form

Lesson
"

"

of Thrift of

182

ss-

Daily Drill Exercise Simg S6. Letter Writing Writing Addresses S7........

Use

Rang, Rung, Sang 183

185
186

......

S8.
S9-

Another

Lesson

in Letter
"

Writing
Our Land Friends of
in Other

187
Lands
.

Conversation

Lesson
"

189
191 193 193

60.
61.

62.

The Study of a Poem Windy Study of a Poem and Dictation Copying

"

Storybooks Nights
.

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Contents
PAGE

63. 64.

65.
66.

67.
68.

Things Are Explaining How Answering Questions Asking and Answering Questions Correct Use Daily Drill Exercise Spelling Lesson
"

Done

....

....

of

May

and

Can

........

69.

Dictionary Lesson Study of a Story

Mouse

"

The

Country

Mouse

and

the

City

70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Playing the Story A Story of George Washington Telling Hero Stories Selection from Picture Writing Explaining the Picture Writing
.
"

Hiawatha
....

Study
New

of Word

Pictures
"

76.
77.

Conversation A Use

Lesson of the

Our

Friends
"

in Other

Lands
.

Apostrophe

Possessives

78.
79. 80. 81. 82.

Copying
Dictation

Lesson Lesson
"

DaUy Drill Exercise Game A Language

Stories
to
a

DonH
.......

and

DoesnU

Learn

83. 84. 85.

86.

Keeping Telling a

Getting Ready Diary Story from a Picture

"

....

Answering Starting the Diaries

a

Letter

87.
88.

Abbreviations

of the
"

Study of Poems
Secret Conversat

and the Months Days of the Week What Robin Told; Pussy Willow's

89

ion Lesson
"

"

The

Importance of Good
Use of / and Me

Manners

90. 91.
92.

Daily Drill Exercise Story Telling Writing Stories

Correct

93.
94.

Writing
Another

Conversation

in Stories

"

Quotation

Marks

Way

of

Arranging Quotations
"

95.

Conversation

Lesson
"

Safety First

....

96.
97.

Study of a Story Playing the Story Study of a Poem Letter Writing

"

Mother

Sunshine's

Victory

98.
90

Under

the

Ground

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PAGE

lOO.

Spelling
A

Lesson Use Name of the

of

233

lOI.

New With

Comma Person

in

Writing
To

Conversation

"

Spoken

...

234 235

I02.

Reading

Diary
Drill

Stories Correct
"

103.
104.

Daily

Exercise Seeds
.

Use

of

Those

and

Them
.

236
237

Traveling Answering

105. 106.

Question

238
239

Copying Study
Another With of

Lesson
a

107. 108.

Story
of and

The
"

South in

Wind

and

the

Dandelion
.

239
"

Use 'Yes and the

the No

Comma

Writing

Conversation

240

109.
no.

Making
Writing
Conversation

Guessing
Riddles

Riddles

242
242

Lesson
"

III.

Thrift IVIarks Our Friends

in

243

112.

Explaining
Conversation

Quotation
Lesson
a
"

243

113114.

Other

Lands
.

244

Writing

Letter
a

246
"

115116.

Study
The

of Uses of

Poem of Rain Poem

Rain

in

Summer
.

'

246
. .

247

117. 118.

Study
Dictation

Hide
"

and

Seek

247

Lesson Books for

to

248
the Answer Learned Grade

119.
120.

Making
Some

Library
....

249 249 250 252 253

Questions
of

Summary
Books Index for

Rules

Summer

Reading
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GRADE
GIRLS THIRD BOYS GRADE

TO

THE

AND

OF

THE

The

long
you
to be

summer are

vacation
at

is over,
Are

and
you

here

school

again.
?

glad
are

in the third
new room

grade
and

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a new new

of- you

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have many do. have It

teacher, and

all of you
about you
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have

things
And,
books.

to

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of Here

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course,

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new tains con-

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stories,but
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it

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nature-study book.
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teacher,
the

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riddle, and

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also discover for you. Did

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what

good times

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play

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play

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book
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third-grade
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Story

1.

TWO

WAYS

OF

TELLING

STORY

The

Picture

Way

Look

at
a

the

picture
that

on

the

opposite
in

page. he

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artist had
the Does

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you

mind,

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might enjoy
?

the

story,

picturetell a good story

The Language

Way

"

Another This is the

way

to

tell the

story is by

using words.

language way.
Thief!

Stop,
When
the Wilson

children
knew that
was

took

picnic, they
happen
The before the

day

Scamp to May's something exciting not over. They were

away.

day birthwould taken. mis-

morning

passed merrily

Just

before

noon

in the shade. swinging,and May was Scamp lay down The Scamp dizzy. He had tried it once. swinging made wading in the brook, and he was rest of the children were There them. was nothing in tired of splashing water over do sightto chase, for squirrels Scamp knew dogs are invited.
start
a
a

not

attend the

picnicsto
time had

which
to

that

come

new

game.

He

looked

slylyaround.
the lunch basket. and

cool, shady spot stood He thought spied it at once.

In

Scamp
cakes into

of the sandwiches Mrs.

and it.

big
His

red

apples

he

had

seen

Wilson

crowd

large brown

eyes

twinkled

with

mischief.

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moment

Self-Help English
later

Lessons
noise and

May
she

heard

queer

turned

around.
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Hurry!
is

Hurry!"
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alarm

cried
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at

the

top

of

her

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was

lunch!" Four
merry

second

needed.
four

pairs of dripping
voices shouted,

legs started after the dog, and ''Stop,tliicf! Stop, thief!" The Scamp was race on, and
Near

Of
He

course

dren. happy as the chilFrank caught him by the collar. the bushes Scamp intended from the first to be caught.
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set

the

basket
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on

the

ground

and

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if to

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every wag

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The

he

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his

share

of the

good

carrying.
the

She wished language way. but instead of to tell the same story told by the artist, she used words, or made word pictures. drawing pictures, used story-teller
As you
were

it to

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The
on

mind?

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make

page

When

like the one pictures have little boy, he would

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next

story
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picture at the top

tell stories

of the

page.

you

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in

this

way?

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choose
a

Lessons

to

the way is.

best that

words

and

to

put them

together in
what your

such

they will
before

show

exactly

thought
As you you

have
not

never

used

language book,
at

will

teacher

will

expected to study You study with you.

be

alone

first.

Your

will read in

the lessons

together, you
ask
your

will talk

them

over

class,you
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will
wear

and

answer

questions,and
caps

you
are

will learn to

thinking
this way,

while

you

doing

things.
able
to

In

little

by little, you why

will become

help yourselfin learningour

Do you
now see

fine old
are

English language.
use

you

to

this book, and

why

it is called "Self

-Help English Lessons"?

2.

TELLING

VACATION

STORIES

Should classmates
next

you had
or

like to

hear the

about

the

good times
For

your the

during
two

long vacation?
tell vacation

lesson
not
over

you

may

stories.

Do Think the and

try

best make is

one.

everything about your vacation. choose all the good times you had, and Try to make story interesting, your
to

tell

it short.
a

Here

boy's story
day
go,

to

start

off with

One would
our

hot
not

summer

I wanted she she

to go

swimming.
and hose
me on

Mother
to

let

me

but

told

Betty
the

put

on

bathing
and
as

suits. danced
as

Then

turned

us.

We

screamed the fun

like wild
we

Indians.

Mother

enjoyed

much

did.

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and for Story-Teller s

children's teacher her stories have

Listeners

When

the
your

all
a

been

told,
time

perhaps
she had

will tell you

about

good

during
FOR

vacation.

3.

HINTS

STORY-TELLERS

AND

LISTENERS

During

story- tellingperiod, each

time.
What shall you

of you

will be you

busy
are

all the

be

doing
is

when

not

talking?
you Do

Do

like to

see

the

person
every
to

who word both

tellingyou
that is said?

story?
This

you"like to gives some

Talk
to

hear

lesson

hints these

the
over

story-teller
with
reason

and

the

listener.

hints
one

your

teacher, and
each
one.

try

find at

least

good

for

Things for
1.

the

to story-teller

remember
to

Have Stand

an

interesting story
all
can can see

tell.

2.

where
so

you.

3.

Speak

that

all

hear.

Things
1. 2.

for the
at

listener to remember
all story-teller the

Look

the

time.

Listen
Have
a

very

carefully.
! The

3.

good time

story is being told for

you.

When

you

have
one

given a good
of you the will

reason

for each of these

cation va-

hints,perhaps
stor"\
remember the

another enjoy telling the

Did

and story-teller

listeners all

hints?

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4.

MORE

STORY-TELLING
to

Last
at

year

you

learned
you

do

many

interesting things
stories about

school.
of these

Today

may you

tell short

any

things that
to

enjoyed doing during the

you

vacation.
If you what

learned

read

well, perhaps
If you
you

read

stories ;

stories did you

read ?

learned
were

thingsabout
interested
see

plants and

animals, perhaps
animals

in

watching plants and

; what

did you

Reciting
If you home?
did you
you

Favorite

Poems

learned If you do
to at

to

draw,
to

did be ?
a

you

make

pictures at

learned

helper at school,what
you learn

help at
school

home ?

Did you

play
to

any

games

learned
or

Did

make you

things
make
at

of paper home ?

cardboard?

If so, what

did

When
a

you

have
to

decided think talked how

what
you

story

to

tell,take
Do
not

few

minutes what be

will tell it. in

your

forget
Plan
to

you

about

last

lesson.
!

and gooc^story-tellers

too good listeners,

5.

RECITING

FAVORITE

POEMS

Think

over

all

the the

poems
one

you

learned
As

in

lower
as same

grades
a one

and

choose poem

you

like best. chose

soon

favorite
may

is

named,

all who
In

the

raise their hands.

a

this way

it will be easy

to

choose The

few

class favorites. first words The

names or a

child who
If any

favorite
are

poem

may

recite it. class may

concert.

lines
may

forgotten, the
be

help.

poems

then

recited

in

little later

you

will

learn

more

poems.
you
to

Until
at recite,

then, perhaps

your
or

teacher
at
some

will allow other

opening exercises alreadyknow,

so

time,the forgetthem.
learned

poems

you

that you

will not
poems

mothers Grand-

sometimes
were

recite

when
more

they
than

children,and they

they enjoy
them.

them

even

when

first learned

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6.

MAKING

CLEAR

WORD

PICTURES

In what

way

is the second Which

would
an

of these

picturesdifferent
the

from

the

first?

picture tells
artist not

story

more

clearly? Why
his

join the parts

do you

of

picture

with

lines?

Which

picture
word

like

the better ?

Sometimes

children

spoil their

pictures by

Making
the parts. joining the
same

Clear

Word

Pictures

il

Here used.

are

two

stories in which
both
I

nearly

words
the home

are

Read

stories aloud.
and father

Hero

was

smallest

puppy

ever

saw

brought
but and

him

in his coat Kttle

nose

pocket
now
care

and he is
at

Hero's

funny

and

keeps

off tramps the

and

takes

of I

us

nothing showed a big watchdog night.

saw.

Hero

was

smallest in his
nose.

puppy

ever

Father showed but He

brought
Hero's

hint home Kttle

coat

pocket.
he of is
us
a

Nothing

funny

Now
care

keeps
Look first
a

off tramps

",nd

takes

big watchdog. at night.

at

the

second

story

carefully. What
These words about

is the form Hero is

thing

it tells about

Hero?

sentence

because

they tell something

is the second sentence?
are

very

clearly. What
third ?
many
are

What
in all ?

the

How

many

sentences

there

How What
one

thoughts
they?
but We the

does often

the last sentence

express
two

give you
thoughts

? in

sentence,

trouble
about word

with
are

the

first story is
one

that all the

thoughts
What

Hero

told in

very

long
You

sentence.

joinsthe parts things

end
the where it easier

of this

long

sentence

? have

already learned
what mark kind is used
at

some

about

tences. sen-

With

of letter does the and

each

sentence

begin ?
sentence?
to

What
The the

of every

telling
used

letter capital

period
each

are

help

reader.

They
so

show

sentence

begins and
to

ends,

and

make

for the

reader

get the thought.

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When
the show

Lessons

second
where

story
each

was

read, did
ended? read
a

the

reader's did
voice

voice
not

sentence

If you The

notice, the stor"' may

show when the the end

be of

again.

should This

sentence

is reached. the

helps

listener, just
the wiU For

as

the

period helps

reader.

If you

form

habit
soon

of

telling your
able
to

stories in short
make may very clear
to

sentences, you
word

be

pictures. things:
Choose
an

the

present you

try

do

three
1.

interesting story
sentences.

to

tell.

2.

Tell it in short Let your

3.

voice show

where

each

sentence

ends.

7.

STUDYING

STORIES

ABOUT

PETS

For of your
one

your

next

lesson If you

you

may
no

tell stories about

one

pets.
should
first your

have

pet,

you

may

tell what

you The

like to have
to

and

why.
what
you

thing
pet.

do

is to decide

will tell

about

Shall you
one

try
decide

to

tell all about The

it,or
better

shall you

choose

interesting thing?
to

following

stories may
way.
We He
a

help
were

you

which
same

is the
canary. is

They
have bird Our
a

told about
at

the

pet canary
seed and
canary

home.
water.

He

bright yellow.
he takes

eats

drinks

Sometimes

bath.

sings very
ice
cream.

sweetly.
Every Sunday I chirps when he sees
take
me

My
him
a

pet canary

Hkes

spoonful after

dinner.

He

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Was Was Did

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1.
2.

Lessons

the

story interesting?

it told in the

short, clear

sentences? the

3.

voice help story-teller's

time for all the stories them.

listeners?
may

If there is not take another

today, you

period for
9. TELLING

CLASS

STORY

The

following story
your age
:

was

told

at

school

by

boy

of about
Last

Saturday

I went
a

to

the The

circus.
clown I

I
was saw

saw

monkeys, and even saw a dog pushing

pig.
doll

lions, bears, funny. I very

a

carriage.

dozen

other

things.
Talk
what
say.
over

this story in class.

think about

Be

sure

to

say

just
may

you

it,no

matter

what

others

In

what
or

respect is the story well told?

not, and

Is it interesting
to

why?
did

Did he

the

boy try
one a

tell all

about

the
to

circus, or

choose how

interesting might tell

Does the

thing

tell about?

Explain
to

child

this story without

going to
see

the circus at all. the "dozen other

last sentence What

make
you
a a

help you

things" ?
would

interestingthing is mentioned good story?

This For

that

the remainder

of the
a

period
child of

may

tell a make-believe

story about
team

dog pushing
Each members

doll

carriage.
make
a

will be

work. the

will
a

help
team

good story, just as

the game.
a

ball
Make

help win
the

story

lively one.

What

was

in

the

Daily carriage?
what Did the

Drill

Exercise
all the

IS

dog

walk

way?

If he

ran,

happened?
you may

When
children best
one

have

decided
a

these

matters,

several
the

give
the

beginning
to

sentence.
on

Choose the

for
rest

teacher

write
sentence

blackboard.

Build
When if it
can

the

of the

story

by

sentence.

the be

read story is finished,

it aloud

and

see

improved.

10., DAILY
Pronouncing

DRILL

EXERCISE

Words
most
we

Correctly

When

we

speak, the
to

important thing is to have

must not

something
the voice In what

say,

but

forget how

much

can

do to

way

help the listener. have you already been trying to

make

6 voice
very

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Another
way

your words The

is to

pronounce

your

distinctly.
in the words

little teacher several

the

picture has written

that

on

the

blackboard
Pronounce tell if

trouble

many

children.
may

words

distinctly. The clearly.

and
the

listeners

they hear the ing sound

also these
them
What
:

Read
follows
1 2.

sentences

little story that

are

you
a

doing ?
boat.

am

making

3.
4.

Are The

it ? you going to sail is jumping into Indian is

canoe.

5.
6.

7.
8.
"Q.
10.

reading a story. is making a pie. Mother The boys are running a race.
Frank Are
you

going to
is
are

school

today ?

Playing Indian
The children

good sport. singing"America."

birds
were were

It

was

the

singing and everywhere. for joy.

July morning. The the bells were ringing. Flags shouting Happy children were
Fourth of

and

flying dancing

Daily

Three-Minute

Drills

Pronouncing ing words

bad
are

is only one indistinctly

of the
There

language habits
many
one

that
to

trouble

some

children.

others, and
of the
most

help break
uses

these of

bad

habits
sons. les-

is

important
to

language

good plan is

have

three-minute

drill every

Language
year.

Game

ly
will select the three

day
best
you

of the time

school for these

Your

teacher

drills. forms of

During the
so

minutes
that you

will repeat correct

over

many

times
ones.

will get

the the

habit

using incorrect Keep

words

Begin
the

with

ing words, using the

up the

sentences

and

story in the last lesson.

you pronounce think. have
are no

this drill every

day until
If any

without distinctly

stopping to
feel that
others
to

of you
you

trouble
your

with

ing words, do
It will

not

wasting

time. them

help

hear

you

pronounce

distinctly. Be

good helpers!
11. A LANGUAGE GAME

On

the

Road

to

London

"On

the

Road

to

London"

is "On

game

for the
road
to

entire

-class. The
I
saw a

first child says,

the

London

," naming
not

an

animal. animal animal

The will be
was

second

child,
the

who

does

know

what the

named,
The

mediatel im-

tells what third child child

must

doing, and

tells what

then

happened.

fourth

tell the
sentences

entire stor"^

These

might be given, for instance:

the road He
was

First child
Second Third

On
:

to London

saw

monkey.

child

begging for
him
a

his master.

child fourth

I threw

nickel.

The

child then

repeats the entire story.

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Or
the road He I
was

First child

On
:

to

London his
out

I
mane.

saw

iion.

Second
Third

child child
:

combing
get

helped him

the snarls.

The

fourth the

child then fourth

a

repeats the entire story.

told the Here

When

child has
new

entire story, the

are

fifth child the game

The The The
:

begins

story.

the

rules of

first sentence

must must

always
be

contain

the words

saw.

other
child

sentences

given promptly.
must

who

tells the

entire story

not

join the

sentences.

Play the
a

game

rapidly. Any
out

child
At pay
a

who

breaks

rule must all who each

drop
other

of the game.
out
must

the

close of the

game

dropped
tell
a

forfeit.

ing Helpfor

good

three-sentence you may

story will
that

make

but good forfeit,

decide

yourselves.

12.

STUDYING

QUESTION
a

SENTENCES

Once fortune. "Where *'I

am

upon He
are

time
not

boy
gone

named far when

Jack
he

set met

out
a

to seek

his

had
you
to

going
I go

"May
So
on

with

going. Jack?" asked the seek my fortune," answered you?" asked the dog.
"the
more,

dog. dog.

Jack.
the

"Yes, indeed," repHed Jack,

merrier."

jigglety-jolt. they went, jigglety-jolt,

Studying Question
What
words
was

Sentences

19 Did
these do?

the

first

thing

the

dog
What

said?

tell other

Jack

something?
you

did

they

What
Each

questions do clearly.
the

find?
sentence

of these
very

questionsis a
One

because take

it asks
the

something
of words

child

may

part
the

Jack, and
Which

another

part of the dog.

Read

they spoke, omitting everything else.

one

read Did the

questions? Which
voices of show the sentences?

read

telling
tween benot

sentences?
the

difference If you did

two

Jkinds
be book

notice, they
How does The

may the

read

again.
that
a

show mark
a

sentence

is
to

tion? questhe

question
you

is used

only

help

reader.

When
Ustener

ask

help
See

the

just as

voice should question, your the question mark helps the

reader. how
many

questions you
them and notice
a

can

find

on

pages

and

13.

Read

how

the voice

helps.

Here

is

story told by

country

boy

My pet pig likes to play. She runs away, her by the tail. They say her eyes will come
her

and
out

I catch if I

pull

tail too

hard.

Do

you

believe it ? the

Answer
reason

the

question in pullingan
use

story, and
tail too

give
hard.

good

for not the

animal's

Did
How does

in telling his story? good sentences did he use? What mark sentences telling many the book after each telling sentence? What use

boy

mark

does

it

use

after the

? question

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English Lessons picture; be

sure

artist has put fun into his

into yours. When the

to

put fun

story is finished,read it and

see

if it

can

be

improved.
For
your
a

next

lesson
or some

you

may

tell

funny story
Think it out
to

about
as

monkey
did the

other

animal. Do
not

you

class story but

today.
decide

try

learn your

your

story

by heart,

exactly what

opening

sentence

is to be.

15.

TELLING

ANIMAL

STORIES

Today
have
one

you

will tell the

animal
the
was

stories. best
one.

When
The
was

they
best told
every

all been will be

the

told,
one

choose that

funniest the voices

and

in the clearest sentences.

Let

help in

possible way.
16. STUDY OF A

STORY

The upon middle-sized named lived.

out

Giant
a

and

the

Sheep

Once

large sheep named Curly-Horn, a Snow-Fleece, and a baby sheep sheep named in a forest where Lambkin were a strolling giant As Lambkin was passing his house, the giant ran
a

time

and

caught
luck!"

him. cried the

"What
roast

giant.

"Now

shall

have

lamb do

for my
not

supper."
eat

"Oh,
than I

me,"

whined

Lambkin.
soon. a

"My
is much

sister fatter

Snow-Fleece
am.

is

coming
him

this way
you

She

She

will make

better he

So the

giant put

down,

and

supper." scampered home.

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Snow-Fleece
from fat his house
"

came

along
seized
''

the her.

path.
a

The

ffiant dashed
"

and

What
a

sheep !
eat me,

he

shouted.

Here's

supper

lit for

king."
do
not

giant," cried Snow- Fleece. brother Curly-Horn is much larger and fatter than two will make He suppers." you home fast So the giant let her go, and she ran as
"Oh,
feet could
carry

"My
I
am.

as

her

her.

By and by Curly-Horn him. giant pounced upon

"Ho, ho !" he thundered.
for. "But What
you
a

jogged slowly along, and

"Tliis fellow
!
"

the

was

worth

ing wait-

feast I shall have

not

shall

feast he

on

Horn,
rolled
monster.

angrily.
over

Then the

tossed

me," exclaimed his horns, and

was

Curlythe giant
of the

into

well.

That

the

end

When
for

Curly-Horn

reached

home, the three sheep danced

get away
match from the

joy.
Snow-Fleece
would

"^ knew
said Lambkin.
"And the

giant," giant in
all he

I knew

Curly-Horn

was

for any

land," said Snow-Fleece. Curly-Horn looked very proud

"

and

happy,

but

said was,

Baa-a

Baa-a

Baa-a!"

Read

the

story aloud.

What

is

monster?
mean
:

Tell

by doing something what these words whined, pounced,jogged,scampered.

Read the

strolled,

story

once

more,

omitting everything giant and

Did the the

except the words

Four show

spoken by
may

the

sheep.
voices

children
how the

take

the the

parts.

giant and

three

sheep felt ?

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Getting Ready
to

the

Story
the

25
Story

Play

In your

next

lesson you

will

play
you

the

story of "The
make your

Giant

and

the

Sheep." boys
and

Today
how

may

plans.
How
many

many

girlsare
be?

needed? Choose
a

What

differences
room

in size should

there

part of the
How

for each
say,
as

place mentioned
"Do think
not eat

in the me"? did

story.

did- Lambkin

Try

to

shout
can

and

thunder

you

the other

giant
class.

if you

do

it without !
"

disturbingany
as

Practice

saying "Baa-a
Show how how

Curly-Horn said it. giant pounced

can

the

upon the

Curly-Horn. giant
into the

Plan

Curly-Horn being
as

throw
as

well, without
must

rough
of
to

the

real

Curly-Horn
teer. volunnot

have

been.

Choose

several sets
who the
are

players,or pupils may play

what the

Those
to

parts need
book. be

try
the

remember

exact

words

of the would

Have

story in mind, and

the circumstances. Read the

say

natural

under

story

aloud

once

more

if there

is time.
sentences.

Notice
Even

that the the wicked

sheep all talked in short,clear giant did

PLAYING

that !

17.

THE

STORY

When tell what

the
was

first set done

of children well.
set

has

played might

the

story,
been

What of

have

improved?

The

second

players

should

make

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of the

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If there is

use a

help given by
may

the

class.

time,

third group
other

play

the

story, trying to say things

of.

the

players did
18. DAILY

not

think

DRILL

EXERCISE

Pronouncing Do

Words

Correctly

you

now

pronounce

running, doing,making, and

you
use

other You

ing words
w^ill find
a

whenever distinctly few of with them wh in this

them?

lesson.
some

Words Notice

beginning carefully how

and

trouble teacher them

children.
the
:

your pronounce

pronounces

followingwords,
which white what when

after her
whittle

why
where wheel

whisper
while wheat

whip
sentences,

Read

these

pronouncing

all words

very

: distinctly

What
.

are

you

doing with

my

hat ?

2.

Which
Where Our When To

story do you
was

like best ?

3. 4.

flagis
shall whom

giant going? red, white, and blue.

the
we

5. 6.
7.

tell

our

stories?

did you is

My
Make I

brother

whisper? a boat. whittling

the
sun

8.
9.

never

hay while whip my

words

shines.

pony.

Use

these
a

and

sentences

in your

three-minute

drills for

few

days.

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Since your
you your

Sentences
time for these

27

teacher
to

has set aside be

drills,
Have
to

know

when

ready ready

for them and

turn

each

day.

language
that

book time

promptly

the

place,so

no

will be

wasted.

19.

COPYING

SENTENCES

So

far you

have
you

been

trying to improve
need
to to
to
see

your

spoken
instead

language,but
of talk.
a can

will sometimes write write how wiU

write and

You

will wish

notes,
your

it will be You

good plan sometimes

then
as save

stories.
you

them
goes

and
on, you

much find

improve.
reasons

And

time

other

for

"talking w^ith pencil or pen."

As
you

probably did print

are

some

writing
review.

in

the

lower

grades,much
Does many
are

of this lesson will be

cover

the

this entire blank

page?
These of the
sort

On

how spaces for

sides called

there

spaces?
a

margins. They
of the

form

frame page

the well A

printed part
without written

page.

Would

look

this frame?
page

also
it
over

must

have

margins
your

if it is to

look well.
and paper

Talk how
use.

in the

class with

teacher,
be
on

decide
you

wide

margins should
first to the
same

the

You
you

might
wish
to

find it hard

at at

think time

of the

story

tell,and

remember

margins,capitals, periods, questionmarks, and spelling.

For When
this
you
reason

you

will

copy

sentences

for

time. will

have

formed

good copying habits, you

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to

Lessons

be able to write and

of your

attention

to the

thoughts Today
Three

you you

wish

express. these
sentences
:

will copy

taking a walk. sheep were caught by a giant. They were

Have you heard the story ?

Before way
:

copying

the

first sentence,

study it

in

this

1
.

Read Answer

the sentence the what the

and

be

sure

of its

meaning. begin?
it ask

2.

: following questions

With
Does

kind
sentence

of letter does tell

the sentence
or

something
end? know
more.

does

something
What
3.
4.

mark

is used

at

the
not
once

Study
Read

do you any words the entire sentence

how

to

speU.

Now book.

write the sentence

without

looking again at
in the

the

Study each
before

of the

other

sentences

same

way

copying it. of they,were, Give specialattention to the spelling heard,and taking. What letter do you find in take that in taking? Making, coming, and is not having are
formed
in the
same

way should

from

make,
with end
a a

come,

and

have.

Every

sentence

begin
should end

capitalletter.
a

sentence Every telling

with

period.

Every question should

with

question mark.

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Notice
how
too

Lessons

is

spelledin
same

the first sentence. in

You
too
,

should
too soft,

spellit
warm.

the Do work

way

writing too large

catch
you.

not
as

let which
you write

Correct
Are
you

your

did in your
very
as

last lesson.

trying
listener.
one

to

plainly? Writing speaking distinctly write, remember

The
more

plainly helps the reader, just helps

that
you

the

Whenever
your

you words.

some

will read

plainly
get your

write,the easier it will

be for the reader

to

thought.
Copying Lesson
"

Seat

Work

Copy
page
28.
to

these Read

sentences,
these

following the

directions

on

directions

always before beginning

copy.
of the

None

sheep were
they
were

killed.

They
Do

all reached think

their home.

you

happy?
their in the in their second
sentence.

Notice It is

the

spellingof
same

spelled the
None

way

hats, their hooks,

needs

their kites.

is another

word

that

careful

study.
Correct
your papers
as

before.

22.

WRITING

THE

NAMES

OF

PERSONS

You

have

already learned
use

to at

write

your

name.

What

kind

of letter do you
name

the

beginning of

each

part of your

Telling ''Good-Times''
What
mark shows
as

Stories

31 What

is the should that

a a

initial of your
be used
name

middle
an

name? The in
as

after
was

initial? written

period
It

the

not

full.
it would

is
be

much
use

mistake

to

omit

the

period

to

small is
a

letter for the initial.

written in three ways:

Here

name

John Greenleaf John

"

WTiittier

G. Whittier

J. G. Whittier
Write
your
name name.

in full.

Write
all your and your

it

using

an

initial

for the middle Write

brothers
your

Write
name,

initials.
names name

father's
sisters.

the

of your

and

Copy

teacher's

from

the blackboard.

Each letter.
An

part of

person's name
instead of

should

begin
should

with

capital

initial letter used

name

be followed

by

period.

23.

TELLING

"GOOD-TIMES"

STORIES

You
you may

have

already told
the
summer

story about
vacation.
ever

the

best

time
you

had

during
to

Today
in your

tell about

the best do

time you

had

life.

Remember
Tell

these

things:

an

interesting story.
sentences.

Tell it in short Let

your

voice show

where

each

sentence

ends.

32 When
the best but

Self-Help English Lessons

the stories have
one.

all been

told,you
an

may

choose

If

some

one

has told

interestmg story,
class may

did

not

tell it in clear
the

sentences, the

help improve

story.

24.

STUDY

OF

POEM

Who Who
"

Loves loves

the

Trees

Best? best ?

the trees

I,

"

said the leaves

so

spring;
beautiful

*'

Their To

them

bring."
best ?

Who

loves

the trees

"I,"
''

summer

give

them

said; blossoms,

White,

yellow,red."
the trees best ?

Who

loves

"I," said the fall; "I give luscious fruits,

Bright tints
Who "I Harsh "I loves love

to

all."

the trees them

best ?

best,"
answered rest."
MAY

winter

give

them

ALICE

DOUGLAS

Listen
to

while carefully Name the

to
seasons.

your

teacher What is

reads other
a name

the poem
do
we

you.

sometimes

give

fall? What

luscious

fruit?

Study of
What luscious fruits have
tints. where

Poem

33
? Name
as

you

eaten

some

of

the autumn Is he harsh

Why
you

is winter hve? Do

described
trees

harsh ?
rest
as

need

peopledo?
Talk
answer over

the

of gifts

the

different seasons,
loves do the you
easy
trees

and

then

the

"Who question,
poem. heart. What This order will

best?"
about think it?

Read
Learn the it
seasons

the

like if you

by

wiU
and

be

of

in their

remember
when
to

the be

gift of ready
the

each.
to

Your

teacher

tell you

recite the poem. Are

you

remembering
in lower

to

recite

now

and

then

poems

learned

grades?
"

Copying

Lesson
at

Seat

Work

Look

once

more

the

poem

in the with

last lesson.

Do

the When

names

of the

seasons

begin
with

capitalletters?

should
the

they begin
the the

capitals?
in Lesson
19, page

Review
28.

directions for

study
of

Then space

copy with the

following sentences,
name a season.

each filling Give

blank

special
vacation,

of season, autumn, spelling violet, nutting. Write very plainly. attention

to
I. 2.

was

born is the

in
season

I like best.
.

3.
4.

The The

snow

falls in
comes season.

long vacation
is the you like to

in

"

5.
6.

nutting

Do

pick violets

in

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25.
DAILY DRILL

Lessons

EXERCISE

Correct

Use

of

Is

and

Are

1.

Spring is
Violets
are

the
my

season

of violets.

2.

favorite flowers.

How Does
sentence

many

seasons

are use one

spoken of
is
or or

in the first sentence Does than the

one

the

sentence

are?
more

second What

mention

violet

word

is used

instead sometimes

of is?
use

Children
than
one

is when
Read

person In

or case

thing.

speaking of more the following sentences.

is
or are

each

tell whether

is

used,

and

why.
My My
A dress is torn. dresses beaver is
are are a

1. 2.

torn.

3.
4.

Beavers Six and What

are

busy worker. busy workers.

are

5.
6.

five

eleven. ?

the

making girls

7. Which
8.

story is your
are

favorite?

What

your

favorite stories?

The there.

word

there is often there

used
is

with

is and
are

are.

Spell

Pronounce

and

there

very

tinctly. dis-

1.

There Are

is there is
are

no

rain left in heaven.

any

2.

birds

in last

year'snest?
a

3.
4.

There There

nothing
two

meaner a

than

lie.

pintsin

quart.

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Are person
1. 2.

Sentences whether

35

is
or

always
more

used

with
one

the

word
to.

you,

one

than

is

spoken

Are

you

going to
are

the

woods, Mary?

Boys,
the

you

far too

noisy.
also the

Use groups

is and

are

sentences, and
three-minute

following
a

of words, in your

drills for

few

days:
He is
are
'

You Are

are

She Are

is

We

are

They
We
We
use use

you
of

they
or

It is

IS

when
when

speaking

one

person
more

thing.
one

are

speaking

of

than

person

or

thing.
We

always

use

are

with the word

you.

26.

COPYING

SENTENCES

Study
them. space.
a

the

followingsentences
Use
two

before carefully
there is
a

ing copy-

is

or

are

wherever for

blank
with

Give

reasons

beginning
to

John

capital. Give special attention and here. making, two, there,

1 2.

the

spellingof

How
.

many

two

and

seven

3.
4.

My pencil John and I

There Where How Here
many
no

dull.

making
leaves
on

kite.

the

ground.
in
a

5.
6.

their hats? inches the top you there lost. foot?

7.

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WAYS OF ARRANGING

Lessons

27.

TWO

SENTENCES

Could
the think Here

this

picture have
where you

been

taken What

in the
season

part of
do
you

country
it is?
are

Hve?

two

sets

of sentences

about

the

picture:

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If you your

Self-IIelpEnglish
make
no

Lessons

mistakes that

in

copying these sentences,

are

teacher

will know

you

ready

to

copy

paragraph.
28. COPYING A PARAGRAPH

Look

at

the

Jack
where 5,

Frost the

story
others
11.

once

more.

Does

the

first line stories

on

begin

do ? Does

Turn the

also to the first line

pages

6, and
same

of each When
make
a

begin
we

in the
our

way? fingersinto
say
a

stick

rubber
we

ball and

hollow
we

we place in it, a

that

dent the ball.

first line of
a

When

make
we

hollow
that
we

place in
indent

the

paragraph,
It may

say

it.
to

Everything we
be hard

do in

writingis done
to

for you when

are

understand is

help the reader. how indenting

one

helps the reader

But shows when where there
a new

there

only

paragraph.
the

several

paragraphs, indenting
You

part of the story begins. Are

reader

paragraphs in
more

your

indented?

will learn

about
model

paragraphs later.
on

The

the

next

page Is the

shows

how

a as

written

paragraph should
as

look. In

rightmargin
not

regular
But if it is

the

others? the

writing, it is

always possible
each other.
even

to make

lines end

directlybelow
a

there
not

should

always be

right margin,
that

perfectly regular.
Find
a

line in the
is the

model

ends
of the has

with

part of
How

word. does

Where the book

remainder that
the word

word?

show

been

divided?

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Changes

39

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This

'mark

is

called
after

hyphen.
teacher. been

Pronounce

hyphen
line,

several

times

your had

If the entire word

written

on

the first have

it would the
A

have

crowded

the line and

would

spoiled
If there
on

margin.
word
room

of

one

syllableis
end

never

di\dded.
a

is not

for it at the

of

write it line,
or more

the

followingline. divided,make Copy

your work the
as

If

word

of two

is syllables

the division at the end

of a syllable.
37.

Jack

Frost

story

on

page

Arrange

in the

model.

29.

AUTUMN

CHANGES

What

signsof
What
?
a

autumn

do you

see

in your

part of the

country?
near

kinds

of fruits and

vegetables grow
how the vege-

you

Tell in
most
common

story of three
fruit is

or

four

sentences

gathered. Which

of the

40 tables
can

Self-IIelpEnglish Lessons
can

be stored
be in
a

just as they
for winter

are use

gathered?
?
a

How

the others If you

kept

Hve

large city,tell

in

short

story how country,

the fruits and and how

your

vegetables are

brought

from

the

parents get them.

30.

MAKING

AND

GUESSING

RIDDLES

You and is
one

may
a

play

that

you

are

fruit

or

vegetable,
Here

make
:

riddle for your

classmates

to

guess.

am

one

of the most I
am

useful fruits.
green.
me

Sometimes
as

I
as

am

red,
full

and
moon.

sometimes
Some Frost

am

round I
am

the

people like
does
not

best in
me.

pie.

keep
I?

all winter

if

Jack
The

catch

What

pupil who
one.

first guesses in

the

riddle

may

give the

next

Talk

short,clear
A

sentences.

31.

COPYING

PARAGRAPH

Today given

in class you

may

study carefullythe
Make
sure

riddle

in the

last lesson.

of the

of spelling

and does. useful, people, Why are capitalletters What riddle? word

used

in

writing Jack
you in

Frost?

having only
kind

one

letter do

find in the

What
?

of letter is

always used

writing
have

this word
Do
not

begin

to

copy

sentence

until you

it

fullyin
The

mind.
/ is

word

always

written

with

capitalletter.

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32. STUDY OF

Poem

41

POEM

Autumn

"Come,
"

little leaves," said the wind

over

one

Come
on

the meadows dresses is gone

with

me

and

day, play ;

Put

your

of red and and the

For

summer

gold, days are

cold."

Dancing
Winter

and had

whirlingthe
called

Uttle leaves

went

; ;

them, and

Soon, fast askep in their

The
snow

they were earthy beds,

content

laid

coverlet

over

their heads.
GEORGE COOPER

Try
reads

to

see

the you.

pictures in
The
are

the
a

poem

as

your
are

teacher called

it to

parts of
called
poem

poem

not

paragraphs ; they
Each
stanza
are are

stanzas.

of

this

gives
first the

pretty picture.
Of what
to

Where color

the

leaves

in the does

picture?
wind

they?
two

Wliy

tell them

change
What
leaves

their dresses? words with

in the second
the wind?

stanza

show

how

the when

went

What

happened
is
an

they
What

had

finished
a

their

plav?
Be
to

What

earthy hed?
that

is

coverlet? poem

Read
every
one

the
can

aloud.

sure

to

speak
the

so

hear, and
to
use

pronounce

words

tinctly. disa

Try also
way
as

your

voice

in how ?

as

pleasant

possible. Did
voice when
she

you read

notice

your

teacher

used

her

the poem

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Lessons

Iff

33.

DAILY

DRILL

CISE EXER-

Pronouncing Correctly

Words

See how

many

can

climb

the ladder without

You

falling.
do
not
rectly. cor-

fall if you
a

pronounce

word

If you
start

stumble,
reach the

again.
who

Those

top without
a

having had
come

fallmay

all

down

together;
may words Those than
one one

that

is, they
the

pronounce in concert. who

made

more come

trial may
at
a

down
The notices

time.
who first
was

pupil
that
a

word

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not

43
the next
turn
to

correctly pronounced
the

may

have

clunb

ladder.
on on

Spellthe words
Use
sentences

the ladder. the

the

words

ladder

and

the
a

following
few

in your
sentences

three-minute
as

drills for you

can

days.

Read

the

rapidly as

and

stillpronounce

the
I.

words
ine

distinctly.
can

Catch I ate It is

if you
orange

2.

an

for breakfast.

34-

56.

just teQ o'clock. Will you pleaseget the book ? r can draw pictures. Can you ? Do not let Jack Frost catch you.
It is

78.

getting very
can

warm.

I have

just finished
run

my

work.
or

Which

Ned faster,
SPELLING

Tom

34.

REVIEW

Review
each group
your
a

the
of

spellingof
words,
will
on

the

following words.
a

Use haps Per-

like too
use a

in large,

sentence.

teacher

spelling period for having

and others that you

match spelling
to

these

words

need

review.
coming

until
season

hear
too ate

noise

having
where

large
an

useful
catch
were

apple
here

running
autumn

their books
come

which

taking
they
none

two

cents
are

making just

there heard

music

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35. STUDY OF A

Lessons

POEM

Autumn

Leaves

Scamper,
I
can

little leaves, about

sun

In the autumn hear

the old wind

as

shout,

Laughing
And That

you

run.

I haven't

any

doubt

he likes the fun.

When

you've
tired
same

run

month
;

or

so,

Very
But the

you'llget
old

wind,

I know.

Will be
When

laughing yet
you

he tucks

in your

snow-

Downy
So,
run on

coverlet.

and

have all your

your

Romp
Dance While Soon

with
across

the autumn
sun

play, might ; day,

say,

the

is

bright ;

hear you'll

the old wind

"Little

leaves,good night !"

FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN

Listen
to out

carefullywhile
Notice
how she

your
uses

teacher
her

reads
to

the

poem

you.

voice

help bring
in the

the In

meaning.
way

what

is this poem is

like the the poem ?

one

last

lesson ?
words
as

Who
you

speaking in
that tell how

Find
move.

as

many

can

the leaves poem

Which

of these

words

were

used

in the

"Autumn"?

46
"I
no

Self -Help English Lessons

don't
agree

with hke

you,"

said

the

goat.
the

''There

is

in tiling "I
can

the prove

fail to do so, I
''And

being short." that I am right,"said will give you hump." my

prove horns."

world

camel.

"If

if I cannot
my

that

it is better

to

be

short,I

will

give you

"Agreed!" "Agreed!" They

was soon

cried the
echoed
came

camel.

the
to
a

goat.

garden

surrounded the camel

too

high
do

for had you way

the
a

goat, but
now?"

by a wall. It easilyreached
in
a

the fruit and

"What

good
think
at

breakfast. he

asked, laughing
"Isn't

good-natured
to

the

hungry goat.

it better

be

tall than remains ahead

short?"
to

"That

Just
even

was

seen," answered another garden with

the
went

be

the
a

goat.
too

wall

high
at

for
one

the of

camel. the wall. found. you

But He

goat
in he

spied a
and

little door
on

end

feasted he

the

good
to

things
than

he

When

returned,
that

said
to

the tall

camel, "Po
short?"

still think

it is better

be

be

"Perhaps it is better for tall,"repliedthe camel.

"That is

you

to

be short

and

for

me

to

just what I think," said the goat. keep your hump, and I will keep my horns." Then they said "Good morning" to each

"

So youmay

other

and

parted.
Read
animals

the

story.
to

Tell do.

in Tell

few
in
a

sentences

what

the

agreed
at

few

sentences

what
at

happened
second

the

first How

garden.
was

What

happened

the

garden?

the

dispute settled

at

the

last ?

Playing
Getting
Ready
to

the

Story
the

47
Story

Play

Tomorrow class and

you

may

play
best

the

story.

Talk

it

over

in and

choose

the

places for
camel and
see

the

highway

the two

gardens.

If the

the

goat play their

in their

parts well, the

minds. Practice
I

other

pupils will
boastful camel
the

the walls

saying
Show How

in

way,

"See
in

how
a

tall

am!"

how

the

laughed
say,
to

goodthe

natured
Show

way. the

did
may

animals

"Agreed!"?
get into

how

camel

have

tried

second When

garden. thinking
need
over

the

story

before

your

next

lesson,you

plan to use all the words of the book. some pressions good exTry, however, to remember do you still think,tall than like isnH it better, keep. Try to think of other things the short, you may did they What animals might have said to each other.
not

say

when

they

first met

38.

PLAYING

THE

STORY

If you

two like,

girlsmay
two

play
may

the

story the
their
the
turn.

first If

time,

and

then
a

boys
a

take

there is time, of all.

Be

boy and
to

girlmay
in

play

story last
as

sure

talk

short, clear

sentences

the camel Which

and
set

the goat did.

of

players gave
children

most

pleasureto

the class ?

Why?
the book

Which
?

said

things not interesting

in

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Self-Help English
39. DAILY DRILL

Lessons

EXERCISE

Correct
I.

Use

of

Was

and

Were

The

camel

was

taller than
were

the goat.

2.

Both

animals

hungry.
mentioned
used?
or

How

many

camels
was or

are were

in the Does
to
more

first

tence? sen-

Is
sentence

the than

second
one?

refer
word

to

one

animal
instead
was

What
Some
one

is used
use

of was? in

children

speaking

of

more

than

person.
:

Read

the

following

sentences

several

times

1. 2.

Frank The The The The The The

feeding his canary. children were feeding the birds.

was

3.
4.

5. 6. 7.
8. 9.
10.

growing rapidly. plant was growing rapidly. plants were waving her wand. fairywas fairies were waving their wands.
kites
were

shaped Kke birds. time. I was having a jolly We were playing Christopher Columbus.
The
autumn

tints

were

beautiful.

Were

is
is

always used with spoken

to.

you,

even

though but

one

person
1. 2.

You You

were were

3.
4.

May, were were Girls,

good helper,John. good helpers,boys. you dreaming of fairies? ? you watching the sunset
a

Story-Telling Week
You I We
was
were

49
Was Were Was she
we

were

Were Were Was

you

they
he

Use

the

sentences

and
a

the few

groups

of words
Read
34.
or

in your
once

three-minute

drills for
are

days.
on

each

day the
Was

is and
in

sentences

page
person

is used is used

speaking
in

of

one

thmg.
one

Were

speaking
with

of

more

than

person

or

thing.
Were
is

always used

the

word

you.

40.

STORY-TELLING

WEEK

If any

of you

take

music It is

lessons, you

know

how

important practiceis.
to

justas important
take

in learning

speak
a

well.
"

For

week

five lessons for

"

you

may

all your

language time
If you there the
are

telling short, interestuig stories.

the
moment
a

ready
time

your

name

is

called,

will be

for

period. Perhaps
will be for

of stories during large number week during story-telling your

teacher

able

to

take
so

little time each

at

opening
may

exercises
a

this work,

that

child

tell

story every
You will

day.
think
out

the

stories at
each
on

home

or so

during
you

study period.
what Remember that

Look
are

ahead
to
are

day
tell
to

that

will know

you

do

the

followingday.
an

you

trying to
and the end

interesting
voice
your

story in short, clear sentences,

let your

help as

much

as

possible. At

of the week

50 teacher
as

Self-Help English
will tell you how much

Lessons

you

have

improved
principal
one

the

result of the
it not be

practice. pleasant
to to

Would
or

invite

your

specialteacher
you
a a

hear

your
to

stories

day? day,

Today
and
Here
Dear Last
are

may
note note

decide

whom

select invite,

the

write is

of invitation.

written

to

drawing teacher

Miss

Smith, Tuesday we
up

drew
our see
room.

picturesfor
Will you
Miss

our

stories.

They
time some-

hanging
tomorrow

in
to

please come Pupils

written.

them?

White's is

Notice
dear

where

Dear

Miss

Smith
mark
name

Spell
Smith

and

please. What
The
comma

is the

after Miss from

called ?
the note. Is the

sets

off the

the rest of

paragraph

which

forms

the where the

note

indented?
you

Miss write mark

White's
your
name.

Pupils
You
a

is written will learn

usually
the

meaning of
of

in White's

little later.
say

Decide
Your

what

to

in

your
on

note

invitation.
as

teacher

will write

it

the The

blackboard
entire
may

you
may

build
copy

it sentence

by

sentence.
one

class be
sent

the note, and

of the

best

by

messenger.
The First Day

These
a

pictures tell

the

beginning and
a

the

end

of

story.

Tell the entire story in

few

short

sentences.

Story-Telling

Week

51

52
If you

English Self-IIelp wish, each

and picture,

Lessons

boy
the

may

imagine

that

he

is the the

boy boy

of the

girls may

imagine

that

is their brother.

The

Second

Day

Tell
your open

the

most

interestingthing
from
see

you

ever

saw

on

way
;

home
may

school.

Keep

your

eyes

wide

you

today. something thrilling always happening, but

we

terestin Innot

things are always

see

do

them.

The

Third

Day

Here

is the
or

beginning
sentences.

of

story.
Do
not

You

may in
a

finish

it in three
what
came

four into

decide
to

hurry
your

the

house.

Try

astonish

classmates.
It
was

torrents.

Mother

dark, stormy night. The rain Suddenly we heard a loud thump opened the door, and in jumped a
a

came on

down
the

in

porch.

The

Fourth

Day

Today happened
TeU it so

you
to

may you
or

tell the
to
one

funniest
of your

thing

that
or

ever

brothers
a

sisters.

weU

that the listeners will have

merry

time.

The

Fifth

Day

This
very

is the last

day

of

week. story-telling

Do

your

best.

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Self -Help English

41. COPYING A

Lessons

NOTE

In
note.

your

study period
the
to

you

may for

copy

the
on

following
page
28

Review you

directions
copy.

study

before
Dear

begin

Write

plainly.
after school? You pony

Frank,
you
can come over on

Will
never

Friday
to
some

and

guess what I know. Come

is and

going
have

happen.
fun.

Only Jack

my

Give
and

attention special

to

the

of spelling

guess,

dear,

know.
42. DICTATION

LESSON

Today
in your
Do
not

your

teacher

will dictate She

a

the note each

you

copied
once.

last lesson.

will read

sentence

begin to

write
to

sentence

until you

have
your

said it to

yourself. Try Open

think much the your there

do

this without and

correct

moving
your

lips.
Do you
so

books is any

work.

excuse

for

making mistakes
it is the work

after
you

study?

Remember
counts

that in

do

time first

that

forming good habits.

OF WEEK THE DAYS OF

43.

WRITING

THE

NAMES THE

With
note
on

what page

kind
50 ?

of letter does Does it

Tuesday begin
with
a

in the

begin

capitalin the
in the

questionyou
With
note

just answered?
kind in

what
wrote

of letter does
your

Friday begin
Name

you

last lesson?

all the

Daily
days of they
Which
Learn the week.

Drill

Exercise

55
of letter should

With

what

kind

all be
to
ones

written?

spellthe
are

names

of the

days

of the

week.

the

hardest?

Sunday Monday

Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday

Friday Saturday

The

names

of the

days

of the week

begin
have
on on

with

capitalletters.
for
31,

This

is the

fourth The

rule you
others and
are

learned
pages

using
and
one

capitalletters.
40.

28,

Review

them

write

the

blackboard

sentence

for each

rule.

44.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Pronouncing

Words

Correctly

Pronounce

these

words

very

distinctlyafter

your

teacher

Should
next

you
?

like You

ride in the
have
as

aeroplaneshown
run

on

the
chine ma-

page

may

it if you

to
can

the

without

falling. Go
where

fast

as

you

without

stumbling. Begin
Those who

the

boy is starting.
choose
a

do

not

fall may
the

leader

to

drive the

the
room

aeroplane. Following
twice, waving
arms

leader,fly around
on

and

going

tiptoe.

56

Self-Help English Lessons

Playing Santa
Those
too

Clans
but it will

57
be

who
a

fall may ride. and

try

once

more,

late for the

Use

words

the for
a
a

following sentences
few

in your
are

three-minute
sentences
as

drills

days.

Why

the

written the other

in drill each

paragraph

instead

of

singly
in

in

exercises?

Spell the

words

the

picture once

day.
One wheel.
came

I often the
store.
a
me

dx) errands
I

for mother. off Cousin

on

day

she

sent

me

to

started

my

street

tire burst. take

Tom

He

let

his wheel

because

mother

the Just across me. riding toward in a hurry. was

a

For
or

your

next

lesson
at
a

you

will need
ten

piece of long
have and

white

colored

paper and

least

inches

eight

inches

wide,

pair of

scissors if you

them.

45.

PLAYING

SANTA

CLAUS

Christmas Claus. Cut

this
as or a

is

coming,

so

today
from

you

may

play

Santa

tear

stocking
a

waste

paper.
some

Using
member

pattern, make
for
a

stocking for

of your Write
would that

family or
on

friend.
names

the

stocking the

of the
it

things you
remember

like to put into it.

even a

Pack

well,but
not

Christmas think

stockingwill
of the like to have

hold person Or

everything.
who

Shall

you

things the
?
to

is to

get the stocking would

into it
words

shall you Write

put
the

anything

you

happen
sure

think

of?

and plainly,

be

to

them spell

correctly.

58
When
go with the it.

Self-Help English
stocking is full, you
Here is
one

Lessons

may

write
a

note

to

written

by

Uttle

girlto

her ?

mother.

Why

do you

think

it made

her mother

happy

Dear

Mother,
this I

I made

presents.

stocking for wish they were

you.

It is full of

Christmas

real. Your

loving Nellie
is
fully care-

If the

stocking is neatly made

teacher
to

and

the note you

to

written,your
home them. and

will allow
person

take you

them made

give them

the

for whom

46.

BEING

REAL

SANTA

CLAUS

Should is
a

you

like to be
your

real Santa
or

Claus?
other

If there

hospital in
are

town,

any

place where
be

there

sick make

or a

homeless

it children, for them.

you

would

esting interis
no

to

picturebook
near,

If there make

such

place conveniently
for younger
children

might
of

the

book

in your the
covers

school.

Bright pictures from good

who for this purpose.

magazines
will with

are

Perhaps
you

some

of you share
ones.

bring

several
were

pictures so
unable the
the the

that

may

children

to find any

pretty
or

Mount should

on pictures

white be

tinted paper.
same

Why
size?
the how

sheets

of paper the

all of the
sheet?

Should

picture cover
mounted, your

entire

When
you

are pictures

teacher
a

will show

to

fasten

them

together into

book.

Conversation
The

Lesson

"

Helping
book you may
are

at

Home

59
work.

note

to

go

with

the

be

team

Shall you
or

tell the children

write you the
a

that

sorry Think

for them, of

shall you

cheery note?

all the
will it
tence sen-

pleasant things
write
the
note
on

might

say.

Your
as

teacher

blackboard

you

build

by

sentence.

Copy
and
has

the
no

note.

One
may

that be

is very with

neatly
the book.

written

mistakes

sent

47.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

"

HELPING

AT

HOME

Which
"I

Loved

Best?
little John ; his cap
went

mother," said Then, forgettinghis work,

love you,
And he
was

on,

off to the

garden swing.
wood
to

Leaving
"I "I love love

his mother

the

bring.
Nell ;

you, you

mother,"
more

said rosy

than and

tongue

can

tell."

Then

she

teased

Till her

mother

pouted when rejoiced

full half the she

went

day. to play.

"I love

"Today How glad

So

you, mother," all I can; I'll help you I

am

said little Fan,

!"

that

school

doesn

'

keep

she rocked

the babe

till it fell

asleep.

she took the broom. Then, stepping softly, dusted the room; And swept the floor,and she. Busy and happy all day was

Helpful and

cheerful

as

child could

be.

6o

Self-Help English Lessons

"I love you,

mother," again they

said
;

"

Three How Which

little children do
you

going to
that mother

bed

think

guessed
JOY
ALLISON

of them

loved really

her best ?

Read
what
same

the poem did.

aloud.

Tell in

few

short

sentences

John
way.

Tell the

story of Nell and

Fan

in the

Whose
been

work

was

getting the
to

wood?

Would

it have if the Nell

necessary

for Fan

work ways

the entire
were

day
and

others had
unfair

helped ?
the

In what and

John

to their mother

to Fan

Answer Talk your

over

question in
the

the last line of the poem. and

followinglines
:

learn them

before

next

lesson

Beautiful

hands

are

they
and

that brave

do

Work
Moment

that

is earnest
moment

and

true,

by

the whole

day through.

48.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

Helping

at

Home
as a

Did
who home?

you

ever

think and

of

family

group make

of
a

love each other

wcrk

togetherto

people happy
for

Talk
you.

over

in class the
do these
can

things
do make

your
a

parents do

How

things help
to

make

happy
their

home?

What How

things
do

children

help
home

parents?

these

things help

the

happy?

62

Self-Help English
49. IMPROVING

Lessons

STORIES

Read
I

the

followingstories
take
care

aloud

always
and

of the I

chickens. them
now

I feed

them
three

every

morning
a

evening.

give

fresh water and then.

times

day.
I

I crush

shells for them

always
and Now

take

care

of the
Three

chickens. times
a

I feed

them

every

morning
water.

evening.
and then

day

give them

fresh

I crush

shells for them.

Which
What

story sounds
is

the better the you

as

you

read it ?

Why

good

about way

following composition?
can.

Improve
We
set out sent

it in every
two

have six

window

boxes We

in

our

room

at

school. other

We

geraniums. they
were

watered

them We

We

the flowers

to sick children.

every washed

day.

the leaves

whenever

dusty.
been

So

far you

have

trying
to
now

to

tell

an

interesting help
in these

story in clear sentences, and

every also
:

let your
on,

voice

possible way.

From

do

things

Tell Avoid word.

facts in their

right order.
most

beginning

of

the

sentences

with

the

same

50.

TELLING

HELPING

STORIES

Today Perhaps

you

will teacher

tell

the

helping-at-home stories.
you
to

your

will allow

clap your

hands

Daily Drill Exercise

after each the

63
that
at

story that

is well told and

some

shows

that

does stor^'-teller

useful work

home.

51.

DICTATION

LESSON

Study
In your it for you
Dear

this
next

lesson

as

you

would

copying lesson.
will dictate

language period your

teacher

to write.

Mary,
is
me

"

Mother she asked

teachingme
to

to

make

cookies.

Last

Saturday

get
one

Shall

I send

you

cup of sugar. of the cookies ?

a

I got salt instead.

Your

loving friend,

Emily

Why

is

Saturday begun

attention special

dear, and friend,

What off these 'this comma
to

letter ? Give capital of sugar, loving, to the spelling instead, also to spellcooky. cookies. Learn
a

with

mark words

is used from
not

after the
name

Your

? loving frieiui

It sets

that the note

to
use

follows.
any
more

Omitting
difficult

would

make

read, but it is the

52.

custom

it.

Do

not

forgetit.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Language

Drive
a

Did
money

you

ever

hear

of

people having
or

drive to

raise

for the

Red

Cross,
some

to

get members
work ?

for the

Boy Scouts, or for

other
a

important

Today
ainH.

you

will

begin
"

drive to get rid of the word and

some

Many

children

grown-ups,

too

"

64
use

Self-Help English
it instead of is not
or are isn't,

Lessons

not

or

or aren't,

am

not.

Read
1. 2.

the

followingsentences

rapidly several times

It isn't The

raining hard today. book isn't interesting.

to go

3.
4.

It isn't time Our

home.

5.
6.

My My
The

baby isn't a year old yet. pencilisn't sharp.

sister isn't
a as

tall

as

am.

7. 8.
9.

Isn't autumn Eskimo

pleasant season
finished ?
use or

isn't afraid of bears. work

Isn't your

What of
more

word

do
one

you

instead

of is when

speaking

than
are

person

thing?

1. 2.

We The

not

going to play ball.

are

seeds

not

up

yet.
?

3.
4.

Perhaps they are not good. Why aren't the windows open

Daily Drill Exercise

5.
6.

65

We The You

are

not

nuts

going to write today. aren't ripeyet.

as

7.

aren't

old

as

am.

Use
a

the

sentences

in

your

three-minute

drills for
:

few

days, and

also the

followinggroups

of words

Should
the word
some

it

happen
so

that much form

no

children
the that

in your In

class
that carry

use case on

ainH,

better.

choose the

wrong

is used, and

drive.
Making
the

Drive up
a

Successful bad

When
such the
as

we

try
a

to

break

language habit, enough

In
to
use

using

wrong

word,
the

it is not

correct

form

in

language period.
learned
would
seven

your

number
are

lessons you Of
what

have
use

that

seven

and

eight
if teen? fourWe that

fifteen.

this fact be to you

and

outside

of school you
It is

said that
same

eight are

just the

with in the

language lessons. language lesson

and
out
so

learn
we

the

correct

form
use

may

always

in school it,

of school.

Team

Work
two teams.

Divide
each
team

the has the

school
a

into

Be

sure

that

fair share

of the
are

children

who

do

not

often make

mistake

you

fighting.

66

Self-Hclp English
Keep
a score use on

Lessons
Each

the blackboard. you

are

time
drive of
on,

pupil
out

is heard the he

to

the word
a

trying to
the
team

of

language, put
is
a

mark

against
to

which

member.
will

Wliile the drive

allow you

is

going

perhaps
mistake is

your

teacher
you At
to to

correct

this work

whenever done.
a

hear end

it, no
of the

matter

what
erase

being

the

week,
and

the

marks, give
What

star

the

winning team,
team

start

again. help?
wrong
error

Try
is the
If you word in
a a

help your

in every
way

possible way.
which
team

most

important
any of
way.

in

you
use

can

hear outside

member

of your

the
to
are

school,call his attention

Remember
one

the

pohte
and

that do

you

playing
he
can

game,

each

must to

everything
ears so

to

help
wrong

his side win.

Try

train your

that

the

word

will sound

very Home

unpleasant to
Work

you.

Ask
use

your

parents
word drive
one

to at

help by correcting you

home.

when
can

you

the wrong

Perhaps

you

all try
do
not

together to
correct

ain't out is not

of the

language, but
game with

any

who

playing the
GAME

you.

53.

LANGUAGE

Colors

One what

child selects
it is

color.

The

others If the

try

to

guess
were swers an-

by asking questions.

color blue

chosen, for instance, the

following questions and

might be used

Following Directions
I
am

67

thinkingof

color.

Is it the color of

Mary's dress?

No, it isn't red.

Is it the color of the

crayon? sky ?

No,

it isn't white.

Is it the color of the

This

is the

rightcolor,and instead of answering, the claps his hands.

chooses The and
one

child who who game

selected the color

the
;.

guessed
goes the
on.

color

now

another,

the

rapidly. Any children who word a are fightingagainst must pay you the end of the game. Repeating five isn't given by the class makes a good forfeit.
Play
game

use

the

forfeit at
sentences

For
a

your

next

lesson you
a

wiU

need

sheet

of paper,

and ruler,a lead pencil,

sure

pair of ready.

scissors if

possible.

Be

that

these

things are

54.

FOLLOWING

DIRECTIONS

We

study language
to

not

only
more

to

use

better

language

ourselves,but
used

understand

easilythe language

people. In this lesson you will have will be practice in following simple directions. You and told to do certain things. They are very simple, you will have no trouble ifyou think before you act. Touch the right the direction : Suppose this were If you act without thinking,you edge of your desk.
by
other may, in your

haste, touch

the

wrong

edge, but if you

68

Self-Help English
the

Lessons will have

take
no

following steps
:

in their

order, you

trouble
1.

Think Have

what in your

the direction
mind
a

means.

2.

clear

pictureof

what

you

are

to

do.
3.

Act.

Your
act

teacher

will read ten

are

simple directions.
that
act

Do the

not

until you

certain

you may

will be

do

right
you

thing. Possibly a signalto

have

given when
them

thought
the
you
are

for

moment.

Read when
you
a

following directions thoughtand

Do
not
seen

and

carry mind

out

have
to

in your

justwhat reading

do.

wait

until you
a

finish

direction
are

before
do.
a

beginning to make
In the first
on

picture of what
soon as

you

to

as direction,

you

read, "Make
think the upper you where
1
.

dot

the upper

edge

of your Then

paper,"
when

edge. See

it in your

mind.

finish
to

reading the direction, you

a

will know

just
five

put the dot.

dot
on

Make

the upper
corner.

edge of

your

paper

inches
2.

from
Make
corner.

the
a

left
on

dot
.

the

left

edge five inches

the dot

from

the

upper
3.

Make

dot five inches below

on

the upper

edge.
4.

See if the last dot you

on

made

is five inches from

the

dot 5.

the Draw

left
a

edge.
the dot
on

lightline from
made last.

the upper

edge

to the

dot you

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Self-IIelpEnglish
of

Lessons

plenty
Remember

directions,so
that the feet

that
as

there
as

will

be

no can

delay.
act.

well

the hands

56.

DICTATION

LESSON

Study
lesson. make write
sure

the

followingnote
it if you In your wish

as

you
to

would

for

copying
case

Copy

do

so, but

in any

of it.

next

language period you

will

it from

dictation.

Dear Last
me

Bob,

to

Wednesday we played a game What bend rightknee. my

my

at school.

told girl I
to

raised
my

left knee

almost

to

my

you think I did? chin. That sent me do

seat.

Your

friend

Will

Give

specialattention

to

the

of Wednesday, spelling

raised. rightknee, almost,friend,

57.

STORY

TO

LEARN

You

have

often told

stories. original

Today

you

will Read

begin to
the

learn short

stories told

by

other

people.

followingstory carefully:
The Boy into
and the

Nuts of nuts.
out.

A many

boy put
that and hand he

his hand
not

jar

He This

grasped
nuts

so

he could burst
come

get his hand

tears.

frightened
and

him,
your
near

into

"Drop
a

half who and

the
was

will The

out," said
took

man

standing
no

by.

boy

this advice

had

further

trouble.

Study of
Learn
matter
no

Poem

71

this story
if you

so

that
a

you

can

tell it. and

It will not

change

word The

here
nearer

there, but make

you

important changes.
the better.
many, Notice

keep

to

the the

model

these

: expressions

into

jar,graspedso
took his advice.

burst into tears, drop

halfthe nuts,
the rest may Each

Several decide
is to be
some one

children

may

tell the stor"^,and

if it -was

told
to

naturally and

well.

pupil

ready
at to

tell this story at any

time.

Tell it to

home.

Be

sure

keep

up

your

language drive.

58.

STUDY

OF

POEM

Hiawatha's
Then

Childhood

the little Hiawatha of every their

names

Learned
Learned How Where Talked Called

bird its and

language,
all their secrets, in summer. in he

they built their nests they hid themselves

with
them them whene'er

winter. met them,

''Hiawatha's

Chickens."

Of

all beasts their

he learned
names

the

language.

Learned How Where How

and

all their secrets,

the beavers the

built their

lodges,

hid squirrels
ran was so so

their acorns,

the reindeer the rabbit with them

Why
Talked Called

swiftly. timid,
he met

them

whene'er

them,

''Hiawatha's

Brothers."

72 Did

SelJ-IielpEnglish Lessons
you

get acquainted with

Listen while carefully about

Hiawatha
your

in the lower reads

to

grades?
you Did books did he ?

teacher

the two

stanzas

his childhood. animals and

Hiawatha What learn

learn did

about

birds
?

from
What

he learn

by using his
What other

eyes

by using his

ears?

did

he ?

call the

birds ? What about

What

did he call the your

animals

things in by using

neighborhood might
or

you

learn it
over

your

eyes

your In

ears?

Talk

in class with
not

your

teacher.
one

statingan
Tell
in
a

opinion,do
few
a

give simply
all that

sentence.

short certain

sentences

you

have

to

say

about

thing.
In
new a

week,

each

of you

may

be

ready
eyes
to

to
or

tell
your

some ears.

thing you
your

learned

by using your
comes

Keep

secret

until the time

tell it in class.

59.

WRITING

CLASS

STORY

Which

of

"Hiawatha's Choose and talk

the
over

Brothers"
one some

live which its

in the

your class

neighborhood?
knows

about of

most,
If you

interesting might
when
a warmer one

habits.
how

live where

it is
care

cold, you
of himself

tell the

the little"brother" with

takes
snow. an

ground is covered
of the

If you

live in

part of the country, tell

animal's habits. children

interesting story about give beginning

Different Choose
a

may for

sentences.

good

one

the

blackboard.

Finish

the

Daily Drill
story
sentence

Exercise read it.

73

by sentence,
to

and

then

Try

to

improve
Are

it.

you

remembering
sentences? and

tell

things in

your
to

stories in

short, clear
in their with the

Remember
not
to

also

tell facts
sentences

rightorder
same

begin too
Be

many

word.

Copy
teacher

the if you

story for
cannot

seat
see

work.

sure

to

tell your
you sit.

it plainlyfrom

where

60.

DAILY Use
on

DRILL

EXERCISE

Correct

of

Teach

and

Learn

Read

the note

page

63, and
was

notice

how

the word Who for

was

teaching is
Would
swim? Use is
a

used.

Who

teaching?
mother
to

learning? Could
your

Emily's
teach you

learn
or

her? you
to

father

swim

learn

learnt, or teach,teaching,
space in the

learned

wherever
:

there

blank
Birds The Will

followingsentences
to

1. 2.

baby
you

their young birds

fly.

3.
4.

please
me me

I will try to Who Mother Uncle When Does will is Ned is

easily. to paint? me quickly.

to to
me

5.
6.

make
sew.

kite?

7. 8.
9.

to

swim.
you.
to

I have
,

I will her chickens

the hen

scratch?

Each

child

may

give

one

sentence

containing teach

and

one

containing learn.

74
Use these

Self-Help English
sentences

Lessons

in your

daily
to

drills for

few

days, but
on

do not

give up
each

the drive. Turn

Read them

the sentences

page
no

48
time

once

day.
,

quickly,so

that

will be lost.

61.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

Birds

in

Winter

Look have

at

the

pictures. Which
live? Where ? in the
are

kind

of winter you
go

do
to

you find

where

you

might
second

the other

kind

Why
the

are

the children What

picturenot
for

ing feed-

birds?

they doing

their Httle

friends ?

Play
and

that you

are

one

of the birds The up

in the first picture,

on

tell about

your

feast.

birds

the

arbor

are

picking at lumps
62.

of suet

hung
LESSON

for them.

CONVERSATION

"

BIRD

FRIENDS

The

Spaniards

and

the

Birds
was

Long
some

ago

when
to

Christopher
the

Columbus

sailing among

islands far

south, largeflocks of birds flew about

glad to see the strangers, and ships. They seemed were friendly. The Spaniards raised their bows, very and the went arrows singing through the air. Many of the birds dropped into the sea, and the rest flew away.
his From The
as

that

time

on,

the birds

were

afraid

of

men.

Indians

who did. of the

lived in the islands

loved the

Hiawatha

They
birds'

never

forgave

just Spaniards for

the birds

robbing them

friendship.

Conversation

Lesson

"

Bird

Friends

75

Winter

Winter

76
What
and
even

-Help English Self things do

Tell in children What few

Lessons

sometimes
useful

do

that

frighten
do
can some

kill birds?
a

things do birds
what you

for us? do
one

clear sentences
the birds. you
can

to

show

your of

for friendship
some

Perhaps
all

will think

plan

that

help carry

out.

Before

your
He All For He

next

lesson,learn this

stanza

of poetry

prayeth best, who thingsboth great

the dear made and

loveth and

best
;

small

God

who

loveth all.

us,

loveth

63.

DICTATION

LESSON

Today
have
never

you

will have

dictation

lesson

which

you

seen.

64.

WRITING

NOTES

Do
some

you
one

remember
to

that you
"

many

weeks

ago

you

invited
you
are

hear

tell stories ?
the your the

Tomorrow have

to

tell your your

secrets

things you
ears,
same
or

learned Would

by

using
be how

eyes

and invite have

both.

it not

pleasant to
much
over

person ?

again, and
would what

show

you

improved
have
may

Talk in your shall

in class the

things you
write
should

like to

say

note.

When

you of you

decided
one.

the note Turn

contain,each
50 to
see

back

to page

how

the note
one

be

arranged. invitations,

Your
to

teacher
sent

will select messenger.

of the best

be

by

78

Self -Help English Lessons

There

are

probably
Draw
common

other
a

words
on

which the

some

of you
and it the

mispronounce.
whenever
on a

ladder
is

blackboard,
and

word Practice

mispronounced,
up

write

the

ladder.

running

down

ladder.

67.

FABLES

TO

LEARN

The A
man

Goose
had be
a

and

the

Golden that

Eggs

once

thought
found
too

she

must

goose full of
was

laid

golden
other

eggs.

He He In

geese. lost he he little had. the tryingto get rich quickly,

late that

she

gold; so he exactly Uke

killed her.

The A
water.

Thirsty found
a

Crow

thirstycrow
He tried
to to

once

pitchercontaining a
was

little

drink, but his beak

not

long enough.
not

Then

he tried
to

upset the pitcher. This

he

was

strong

enough
them
one

Noticing some pebbles near by, he dropped by one into the pitcher. The water rose to the
do.
crow

top, and

the

drank

his fill.

Read about does

the

fables.
that

fable is
a

short lesson.

story, usually
What
the lesson

animals,
the

teaches

first fable

teach?

What

does

second

fable teach ?

Siiidy of
Spelltoo
as

Poem

79
Use of each your of the
own :

in too late.

Spell once.

following expressions in a sentence found too late,exactlyalike, once came,

into pebbles, Pronounce the

noticingsome

pitcher. distinctly. Now

sentence.
one

pitchervery
in picture may it
a

pronounce

picture.
Each
heart.

Use

of you Read

choose
over

of the fables to learn times. Make

no

by
portant im-

several

change
stories and very

in the

language. Learning help you

to
use

these

little words
are

by

heart

^i\\ often

better

groups

of words. you

Besides

this, these
know

fables them.

old, and

will

always be glad to

68.

STUDY

OF

POEM

Sympathy A

plump
Were "How

and little girl

out

thin littlebird

in the meadow that

together.

cold any

Without

be poor little bird must clothes hke mine," said she,

it is

"Although
"A nice httle

sunshiny weather."

is that," piped he, girl cold she must be ! For

see,

"But,
She So each

oh,

how
a

hasn't

feather." single
to
was

shivered it

think

of the other

poor

thing,
DODGE

Although

sunshiny weather.
MARY MAPES

Listen
to

while carefully
Do you
see

your

teacher

reads

the poem

you.

the

picture?

8o

Self-Help English
Sympathy
is another the
name

Lessons
the

for

feelingof pity
other.

that the What looked

did the What ?

girland
word

bird had

for each

in the word ?

first line tells how tells how

the

little girl
?

What

the bird looked

What

girl say
word

in the

second
he

stanza

shows

how

the bird that

Did each

spoke?
the

What
the

did

say? pity ?

Which for

line shows
each other ?

girland

bird need

felt sorry

either
other ? Read bird

of them

Why

did

they pity
the

the

poem.
you

Remember
read what

how

girland
What do

the you

felt when the

they

say.

like about Will lesson ?

poem?
to

some

girlvolunteer
it

bring

doll for the next

Keep

wrapped
DESCRIBING

up

until it is needed.

69.

CLEARLY

Are

you

stillusing your
and then

eyes

and

your

ears

Spring happen. they keep

ever Whenwill

is

coming,
and

wonderful
you
ears

things
see so on

will

Watch
come,

closelyso that keep

your

will
open

the birds when that the

you

will hear

them
a

sing.

Watch

the

buds

trees, and

sharp lookout
you

for the
a

early spring flowers.

to

have
to

secret

tell, your
or

teacher

give

you

time

tell it either in class

during the
describe
you will

ing open-

exercises. In order and that you may you

be
see

ready

to

the birds
now

the flowers when

them,

have

Describing Clearly
practicein describingthings. girldescribed
The made He
on

8i

Here
:

is the way

little

her

favorite toy
best and

toy
of red fat

love flannel

is is my dear He rooster. own for eyes. has shiny black buttons His him

is

as

as

butter. I set

legs are
on

them.
to

When
crow.

the

but stiff, table,he

he

can as

stand if he

looks

wanted

Do

you

see a

the rooster

? plainly

If you

do, the

word

picture is
Which
more

good
the

one.

of the
see

following word
doll ?

pictureshelps you

the

to

Why

My
and

doll the

Sunbeam

is beautiful. you
ever saw.

She

has

lovely cloak

hat prettiest

My
wears

doll
a

Sunbeam velvet looks

has cloak

blue

eyes

and with

red

cheeks. fur.

She Her

red hat

trimmed
her

white

big red

lovelyon
all

yellow curls.
describe the doll that
one

Today
of you
on

you

may
to

help
not

brought
such

school. Do word

The

story may
when

be written
have

the

blackboard.
a

be satisfied until you

you

made

good
it

picturethat
will
see

tell your
as

mother
as

about
saw

tonight,she
your eyes.

the doll

clearly
describe
the

you

it with
next

For
some

your

lesson, each
have. let any
If
one

of

you

may

toy that you

school.
Do
not

possible,bring
see

toy
have

to

it until you

described

it.

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Self-IIelpEnglish
70. DESCRIBING

Lessons

TOYS

Today

you

will describe

your
; to

toys.
let your
a

Remember
voice order the

to

talk in short, clear sentences

every
to

help

in

possible ; to way avoid beginning too

3^ou have

tell thingsin many

good

; and
same

sentences

with

word.

When

finished,unwrap
if you made
a

your word

toy, and

the

class will tell you

good

pictureof it.

71.

TELLING

STORIES

FROM

PICTURE

You
or

may

each

describe

one

of the toys in the

picture,
You

tell one

of the little stories the artist put into it. about is the

might tell
time the

frolic of the

the good or dolls, his brothers

the

bear

having reading about good

? stories the

and

sisters.

Other

might

be told about of the

Japanese doll riding on ridingon

Make the your
"

elephant,or

sheep
fun

what

stories short, but

put into them

the

that the artist put into the

pictures.
RIDDLES

72.

WRITING

In
are

your
one

next

study period, you

"

may

play
or one

that of

you

of

Hiawatha's
Make it
a

Chickens" in read which

to

his

"Brothers."

riddle
to

you

describe

yourself. Have
next

ready

the

class in your

lesson. the riddle short.

Be
sure

Make
sentences.

to

use

short,clear

Guessing

the

Riddles

83

73.

GUESSING

THE

RIDDLES

As
answer.

each

riddle
Your

is

read, the
will then will

class take

may

guess

the

teacher she

the

riddles,and
to

in

day

or

two

give

them

back

you
way,

to

be

corrected.
them

If

they

can

be

improved
littlebook
a

in any

write

again.
you

Should

like to make

by fasteningthe
to

riddles

together?

This

will make

good book

leave

84
for next

-Help English Self year's class

will
or

Lessons

to

lend be

to

some

other

grade.
to

Some
show

of you
to

probably

glad

to

take

it home

your

parents.

74.

LANGUAGE

GAME

Have

You

Seen

My

Lamb?

A
a

corner

of the

room

is chosen
be the

for the The

and sheepfold,

pupil is selected
lamb?"
Frank

to

sheep.
"How

sheep

says

to

any my

child,Frank, for instance,"Frank, have

answers,

you your

seen

does

lamb

look?"
The

sheep
to

then look

describes
at

her

lamb.

She

must

be She

careful not

the

child
:

being described.

might
"My
blue

say

something
has blue

like this
and

lamb

eyes

dark Her

hair.

She

wears

dress
on

trimmed
a

with

white.

sailor collar is white.

She has

plaid tie."
names runs

Frank

then

the child
to

and this child described,

If she reaches the

immediately
without If

the

fold.

fold

being tagged by Frank,

lamb becomes

the game and

begins again.
takes
the

tagged, the sheep.

"it"

place

of the

75.

SPELLING

REVIEW

Did

you

ever

think

that ?

every You have

spellinglesson is probably
had
are

language

lesson ?

Why

the
so

followingwords

in your

but they lessons, spelling

86

Self-Help English
the

Lessons

through
words
on

alphabet.
desk

When

you

have
copy

arranged
them

the

your

in this

order,

if there

is time.
Seat Work

Every
did

day for

week

you and

may

copy

from them
as

your you

spellerstwenty-five words today.

77. CONVERSATION

arrange

LESSON

Politeness

Turn

back How her

to

page

59.

What

did

Nell do feel ?
ways

half the
Was Nell

day

did this make mother? the

:

her mother
are

politeto
the

There way

many

of

being
Read

impolite besides

in which

Nell

acted.

followingrhyme

Hearts, like doors, will ope' with

To And "I
very, very

ease

little keys ;
are

don't thank

forget that two and you, sir,"

are

these
you

"If

please."

The your you, does

little
mother Mother."

politenesskeys
does What for do

very
you, you

important.
say, "Thank your say
to

If

something for
you What book
some

say do

when you ? whose

father your

something
wished

you?
thank would would

sister when If you did

a

she finds your

to

for you
man

name

you To

not

know, you

say, say,

"Thank "Thank

you,

sir."

strange lady you

you,

madam."

Conversation

Lesson

87

Here Excuse

are

some

very

common

little
are

politeness keys
welcome, With

me,

If

you you, be

please, You Certainly.

also to
use

pleasure. Thank
an

When

talking

to

older

person, the

sure

the words
to

Mother,
you
are

Father, or

name

of the

person

whom

speaking.
What
a

should

you

say

if you
was

were
room

to

pass

in front
to

of

person

because
him?

there

not

enough
you

pass

behind another

if your "ake you for

a new

mother ?

asked

if you

wished
thing some-

pieceof
of which you you

if she asked
had her

if you

wished
if your if your

had

enough?
a

sister

thanked

lending
book if
a

toy?

father
into
some

brought
your

if you

ran accidentally

brother

friend asked

you

for

help

of

kind?

78.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

Helping

at

School

Do

not

reply to
Think,
ways
at

the and
a

followingquestionswith give reasons

like
a

single
do
to

sentence.

for your

opinion.
Whom

In you

what

is

school
at

family?
What
In

obey
do

home have
on

and the

school?

chances what

help
can

you

playground?
classroom? sometimes Does do

ways

you What

help

others

in the

things do
How? you

children

at

school that

are

unfair to other
school? Should

children?

politenessmatter
all

at

like

to

do

something

together for

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school ?
work

Lessons

your

Making
would that

collection of
a

picturesto
saved,
some

use

in
at
a

language
home

be
are

great help. If you

not to

have
out

magazines bring several

be

cut

picture that
can

tells a
to

good story.
make
up

Perhaps
who

of you
none

for those

have

to

bring.
Pictures
that
are

show

how

people live
of you lands.

in different parts may

of the world

good.

Some

have

picture
useful. will be

post cards

from

far-away

If these will be

picturesare
very

kept
When

in

large envelope, they

have in
once

you

started
to

collection, you
lesson
these

interested
In
a

adding
you

it.
a on

few

days

will have

pictures.

79.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Correct

Use

of

Saw

and

Seen

Imagine
box you washed
open

that while up

playing on
waves.

the seashore What do you

you
see

find when

by
?

the

the
a

box

Think

of

something
to

very

ful wonder-

from
open

far-off land.
eyes wide with

Try

make

your

classmates

their

astonishment.
was
"

Each your

child may
with

tell what
the

in the

box.
I
saw

Begin
."

sentence

words,

In the box

Read

the

followingsentences
the
sun

rapidly:

1. 2.

Who I We
saw

saw a saw

rise?

3.

squirrel gatheringnuts. a runaway yesterday.

Language
Columbus At The
saw a saw
a

Game

89

lighton
a

the shore.

the circus I Eskimo

saw saw
saw

camel. bear.

white

Cinderella Mother
once

her

fairygodmother.
the President.

Did saw?
seen

you Seen

use

helping

word

like has
used

or

have
saw,

with

is sometimes needs
a

wrongly

for

but

always

helping word.
:

Read
Ned Who

these
has has
seen

sentences

seen seen

cuckoo
the wind

clock.
?

I have Have

all
seen

sorts

of birds.
new
a

you

my
seen a

cart

My

brother has

has
seen

buffalo.

Father

rattlesnake.

saw seen

You You

saw

He
seen

saw

I have

have

He

has

seen

They They
the

saw

have

seen

Use words the

the

saw

and

seen

sentences

and
a

groups

of

in your teach

three-minute learn your

drills for
on

few

days.
73
once

Read
each

and

sentences

page

day also, unless

"correct

teacher
need

feels that
the

some

other

use"

sentences

drill more.

80.

LANGUAGE

GAME

On

the

Road

to

London

Turn the Road

back
to

to

page

17 and

see

how
may

you

played "On
the game

London."

Today

you

play

90

Self-Hclp English Lessons

but instead you of
saw

again,
instance

meeting
a

an

animal, you
You

may for

imagine

that
:

flower.

might

say,

On

the road to London I

saw

violet.

It grew

in

shady

place.

picked it

for my

mother.

Or

On

the

road
my

to

London

saw

buttercup. My
I like butter.

sister

held it under

chin.

It told her that

81.

WRITING

THE

NAMES

OF

PLACES

Find what is the

the kind
name

word

London it

in

the

last This

lesson.

With
it

of letter does of
a

begin?
town

is because

particular place.
of the

Write
in
a

the

name
:

cityor

in which

you think

live,
of ? know

this way

Denver,
for

Colorado. Denver

Can
with

you
a comma

good
Write

reason

settingoff
of five
comma

the

names

important places you

have

about, using the

How many had?

correctly. using capital letters

sentences
on

rules for Write

you

already
What Show its

the

blackboard

in all these using capitals other

use on use

ways.
comma

of

the

have

you

learned?

the

blackboard.

The
A

names

of

letters. places always begin with capital

set

comma

should

off the
are

name

of

cityfrom

the

name

of the state

when

they

written

together.

Study of
82. STUDY OF

Story
A STORY

91

The

Fairies and
names

Who

Changed

Work

Long, long
two

ago,

ever

so

long
the

before

fairies whose

were

Starblossom earhest

made Crystal. Starblossom made the and Drop-of-Crystal

were

that, there were and Drop-ofspring flowers,

The
two

snowflakes.

fairies

great friends.

One She knew

were

day
there much
to

Starblossom

came

to

visit

Drop-of-Crystal.

found

him

rnaking great heaps of snowflakes ; so she no was hurry about the spring flowers. They better off underground if Drop-of-Crystalwas
about.
so

going

snowflakes fling
are

"Why
"For
a

you

making
of

many

snowflakes?"

asked

Starblossom.

snowstorm,
was

course,"

answered be

Drop-ofasked blossom, Stara

who Crystal, "Shall

you

so use

busy
them

that he all in
very

forgot to
one

poHte.
will be
very

storm?" "It

opening big
storm." will look
"

her

eyes

wide.

"It better

big," said Drop-of-Crystal. "You'd very for your out plants."

are

"Oh, they
and she then she

safe below

the

ground,"

said

Starblossom,
time before

watched

Drop-of-Crystala long
be
very

spoke again.
must

"Snowflakes
last. "I "It don't
to

is very
agree

hard with

to make

easy to make," flowers." said

she

said

at

you,"
and
or

Drop-of-Crystal.
of snowflakes would

"You for That

have
the would

make

thousands

thousands

smallest be

snowstorm,

they
if

give
to

out.

dreadful." half
so

"Not

dreadful

as

spring were

run

short of

flowers,"said

Starblossom.

92
This made

Self-IIelpEnglish Lessons
Drop-of-Crystal lose
think it's such while
a

his fun

temper.
to

"Look
snow-

here," he said, ''if you flakes, just make

"

make

few

thousand
"

I rest." Starblossom.
"

How

that jolly if I make flowers."

will be ! your

exclaimed

But

of course, make my

snowflakes,it is only fair

that you

little impatiently. "Very well," said Drop-of-Crystal, a "Making flowers must be hke resting, anyway."
So

Drop-of-Crystal

flew

off to

the show made

place
any

where

Starleaves

blossom's above the

plantswere
ground.
to

beginning to
He

their green

had

never

flowers,but
one

he determined It bud. "This himself.

so was a

do his best. before he finished

even

long,long time
looks
suppose

little

bud "I

Hke

big drop
is because

of

snow,"
I made

he

said to

that

snowflakes

long.
So he
a

I must tried

try again."

again

and

again, but

every

flower

looked

like
"I

big drop of snow. can't help it,"he

this time

said at last.

"They
hard
at

are

dear

little

flowers, anyway."
All

Starblossom
a

was

work

making
and snowflake

snowflakes. she

It took

long time

to make

the first one,

finished. laughed aloud when it was looks exactly hke a flower,"she said. She was right. The snowflake was Hke flower,gHsteningin the sunshine.
"I Hke this kind
a

"My
a

deHcate,starry
"I

of

snowflake," said Starblossom.

to

shall make At that

lot more."

moment

Drop-of-Crystalflew
come

her

in

great
cried.

hurry. "Oh, do "They are a new drops of snow."

"And
my

and

look

at
are

my
so

flowers,"he
pretty
"

kind, and
are

they

just Hke

snowflakes

just

Hke

flowers," laughed

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Starblossom.
are so

Self-Help English
"

Lessons

I want

to

make

them

always

because

they

pretty." "Well, then," said Drop-of-Crystal,clapping his hands, "you shall go on making snowflakes,and I'll go on making springflowers." made settled. The snow the way it was So that was fairy That made snowflakes. and the flower fairy springflowers, are is the reason why, to this very day, the snowflakes like beautiful, starry flowers and the first flowers of spring
are

snowdrops.
Studying
the

Story

Read Look

the
at

story.
the looked

Do

you

like it? you

Why?
ever seen snow-

picture.
as

Have do ?

flakes that
Do you
a

these the

you

notice
the

that

story is in parts?
call each
scene

When

play

story, you
Does the
or

may first

of these

parts
Star-

"scene."

take

place

at

blossom's
Then does

home

at

Drop-of-Crystal's?
scene
"

there is

second

short the

one. scene

Where
take

it take

place?
where
use

Where
each

does home

last

place?
What
use

Decide

shall be. ? What

can

shall you
flowers
move

for snowflakes

you
you

for

in

the

second

scene?
were

Or, shall making

simply
Read

your flowers ?

fingersas if you
several
may

snow-

flakes and

the that
use

story
you words

times

before mind.
well

your You
as some

next

lesson, so

have
own

it in
as

will of

probably
those

of your

of the

book.

Remember

that

sometimes

Drop-

Writing Questions and of-Crystal spoke impatiently, and

what
way
scene.

Answers

95

do

not

forget

in

each

of

the

fairies showed

pleasure in

the

last

83.

PLAYING

THE

STORY

Today
others what At the

two

children

may
two

play
what

the

first scene, the be third.

two

the
was

second,
well

and and

others

Tell

done,

might
the

improved.
story.

last two

children

may

play

entire

84.

WRITING

QUESTIONS

AND

ANSWERS

Copy the followingquestions,and

its
answer :

below

each

write

1. 2.

Who What What

.

was

Starblossom

? make? look like ?

did she

try

to

did her snowflakes

On

another

piece

of

paper

you

may

write space

three for

questions about
the
answer

Drop-of-Crystal,leaving a
each. This paper you

below of another will

will
next

exchange language given

for that

pupil, and
the

in your

period you
to you.

answer

questionson

the paper

When
read
some

the

and questions aloud.

answers

have

been

written,

of them
each the the

Was
Was

questionexpressedin
answer answer

clear sentence?

correct?

Was

expressed as well

as

possible?

96
85.

Self-Help English Lessons

TELLING STORIES FROM A PICTURE

Find the

the

story in the picture. In other

words, read

the boy. picture. Tell the story as if you were You might begin by tellinghow you happened to be Perhaps you heard the noise of the doing the work. game
was

in the

woods, and
It may the it.

hid be

behind
the

tree

to

see

what

going on.

that
you

giantswere
courage

tired of

setting up
offer to do
the this you
one

pins, and
Think

had

enough
two

to

of other Use

beginnings,and
a

choose for

you

like best.

only

sentence

or

part of the
at

story.
will write
Read it

How

did

the

giants reward
the blackboard if it
can

the

end

of the

game?
the
over

Your
as

teacher tell it.

story
and
see

on

you

be

proved. im-

86.

FABLES

TO

LEARN

The A
came

Dog

in

the

Manger when
at

dog
to

was

lying in
The have
a

manger

eat.

dog growled
mouthful.
The

the

sheep and animals, and

horse
would

not
came

let them

By

and

by

than
cannot

more dog growled even selfish dog," said the ox. before. "You a are and you will not allow eat the hay yourself,

to the manger.

hungry ox savagely
''You
me

to

do so."

The A

Donkey dressed animals.

in

the

Lion's

Skin

donkey

once

in the skin of

lion,and
a

tried to

frightenthe

other

When

he

saw

fox

approach-

Fables

to

Learn

98

English Self-IIelp
at

Lessons

ing, he brayed
and

the

top of his voice.

a

The

fox like
a

said, "You
afraid of do

look
a

Hke

Hon,

but

you

bray

laughed donkey.

Who's

lion that

cannot

roar?"

What

you

think teach
one

the ?

first fable

teaches?

What

does the second

You may you you
may

learn

of these

fables

by heart, or
you
can

you

learn any
have find
a a

other

short fable that

the

find.
to

If

public library,ask good book

Horace E. of

librarian "Fables
a

help
Folk of

fables.

and
number

Stories," by
short

Scudder, contains fables,review

to

fables.
you

When
you have
on

recite these
Be

also the others

whenever

learned.
to

ready

recite them

called

do

so.

87.

DICTIONARY

LESSON

Copy thirty words

them
As from in the

from

your

and spellers,

arrange

order

of the letters.

seat work

each

day

for

week,
them

copy

twenty words

your

and spellers
WRITING

arrange

in order.

88.

STORIES

FROM
one

PICTURES

Today each of you and your collection,

may write

take
a

of the

picturesfrom
it. One

short story about

good
not

way

to

keep

your

story short is to be very

be left out

careful

to say

anything that could

Use

without

ing spoilrectly. cor-

the

story.

short, clear sentences, tell things in

be
sure

their

right order, and

to

the spell

words

Daily Drill
When
sure

Exercise

99

you you

have have

finished, go
made
no

over

the

story

to

make

that

mistakes.

89.

CRITICIZING

THE

PICTURE

STORIES

Today

you

will
one

exchange picturesand
that
comes

stories.
and
answer

Read
to

carefullythe

to

you,

the followingquestionsabout it : yourself it tell the story told in the picture? Does ? Is the story interesting Is it told in clSar sentences Does each
sentence

? with
a

begin
used

? capital of each
sentence

Is the correct Are Make the words

an x

mark

at

the end

? spelledcorrectly

in the stories who

margin
and them.

beside

any

line
then

having
be

mistake. back
to

The those
next

pictureswill

given

wrote

In your

study period write perfect. They

book. In what

the stories will then ways

can

over

again
be

and

make

them
a

be the

fastened
book

together into
used?

90.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

The

Second

Language

Drive

"

Did

and

Done

In which

the

last drive
never

you be
own a

worked
used.

to

get rid of
you

word in

should
from

Have

succeeded

driving it
Today

your

speech?
drive
to
use

will begin

did

and

done

correctly.

100

Self -Help English

Both
are

Lessons

very

useful

words, but

they

are

often

wrongly used.

Do

you the the

remember
tree

the story of George

?

Washington
who
my

and
cut

cherry
That the

When

his father

asked

had
Uttle

tree, George

said, "I

did
way
:

it with
to
use

hatchet."
Read

is the proper

did.

following sentences

1. 2.

Who Frank

did the work?

did it

3.
4.

yesterday. George Washington did it with his hatchet.

children all did their best. broke
the
my ? glass

The Who

5. 6. 7. 8.
9.
10.
11.

I did it.

I did it with Who I did. The The Who

ball.
? pencils my

sharpened my
I did it with

knife. well.

boys
did

did their work

did theirs well,too. girls the most

an

work? for her

12.

Mary

did

errand

mother.

I02

Self -Help English

clapped. Who
did
says,
scout.
was

Lessons
it?" The
a

"Somebody
"I the child

did

scout

plies, re-

think named the

it."

If this is

good

guess,

"Yes, I did
The game

it," and

changes
shakes asks

placeswith
If
a

then

begins again.
then
not

wrong

guess
says

made, the child named

The

his head
same

but

nothing.
scout

leader
does

the
with

question again.
trials, a
new

If the scout is

guess

three

appointed. Play
a

the

game

and change rapidly,

the leader after the word done game.

while. of did pays

Any
a a

one

who the

uses

instead What

forfeit at

close

of the

will make

good forfeit ?
92. COPYING LESSON

Read done

the

following sentences, using either did

there need did is
a

or

wherever that

blank.
two

Then that need

copy

two

tences sen-

and

done.

Write

questioncontaining did.
1. 2.

The One

children have

their work
too

weU.

boy

"

"

his work
my

fast.

3.
4.

I have I have I Our them

puppy

best.

5.
6.

all my examples. last night.

a

lot of mischief.
to

7. We
8.

nothing
has

the birds. frighten

Fido

all his tricks.

For six

your

next

lesson you
a

will need

piece of

paper

inches

square,
a

ruler, a
Be
sure

lead
have

pencil, a
the

pair of

and scissors,

pin.

to

things ready.

Making
93.
MAKING

Pinwheels

103

PINWHEELS

Today
in your
are sure

you

will the

make first you

rection pinwheels by following di-

Read mind that

direction, get
are

clear
act

picture
you second

of what
you
are

to

do, and
Then and

when

ready.
same a

read
so

the
on.

direction,think
make
1.

in the

way,

Try

to

the

pinwheel
a

without

mistake. the upper

corner.

Draw paper

lightline from
th^ lower

rightcorner
left

of

your
2.

to
a

left
from

'Draw

lightline
the center

the

upper

corner

to

the lower
3.
4.

right corner.
to
a

Point Make

of your each

paper.
one

lightdot
at

on

line

half inch dots.

tear
on

from

the center.
5.
as

There

will be four of these

any corner,
cut
or

Beginning
as

the

line

far
6.

the dot.
the You
same

Do

thing,beginning at
now

each

of the other
at

corners. corner.'

will

have

eightpoints,two points toward

it. Hold

each

7.

Bend

any

one

of the
not
crease

the center the

of tween be-

the paper,

but

do

point

the thumb 8.
one,

and

of your the first finger

same

left hand.

Bend
so

over on

in the

way

the
over

next

and
9.

until you

have

bent

four

point but points.

then

Stick the

pin through

these

four

points and
of your

through
10.

the center the

of the paper.

Press

pin firmly into

of
a

the

end

lead

pencilor into

the end

short

stick.

104 If you
a a

Self -Help English Lessons

have followed the
a

directions

without

making
made you

mistake, you mistake,

go

will have
back
to

good pinwheel. beginning and

those
see

If you

the

where

tripped. Perhaps the teacher

mistake
to
run once

will allow the

room

who

made
how

no

around

to show

their

pinwheels work.

94.

WHAT

LANGUAGE

HAS WORK

TO

DO

WITH

NUMBER

When
the do

you

are

do trying to follow directions, hear

you do

act

moment

you

the

directions?

What

you

first? The power

to
see

things in
work. power. You

your

mind

will

help

you

in all your

school

have
Think

language lessons
how

partly
number

to

get

this

it

helps

in

work. you

Suppose
In
my

have
are

this
four How

problem
rows

garden
each

of

lettuce

plants,with
there

six

plants in
The in your
does
see

row.

many

plants are

in all?

moment

you
a

read

the

problem
the

you

should

see

mind

picture of the garden.

tell you about it
you
on

What

things
If you

the the

problem

garden?
in each

draw pictureclearly, many

the blackboard. drawn row?

How How

plants have
rows

many

have How

you?
many

What six's of
?

question does plants have

the

problem
How many

ask?

you?

plants have

you

Telling Stories from

Some
to

Pictures

105
not

problems
the

are

so

easy

that
see

you

may

need

draw

picture that helps you.

is put in here also
a

you

in your

mind, but
number
all
your

draw This

it if it lesson is

to

show

you

that
In

problem
number

language problem.
words You of the will then have

work,
in your

let the

problem make

tures pic-

mind.

little trouble.

95.

WHAT

LANGUAGE
;.

HAS

TO

DO

WITH

OTHER

SUBJECTS

Why
well ? What
other

are

your

reading
with

lessons

language lessons
do

as

Talk have

it

over

your lessons

teacher.
to

language

with

each

of your

lessons ?
lessons should ?
you
use

In what

what

you

learn in your

language lessons
96. TELLING

STORIES

FROM

PICTURES

Today
your
a

you

will

again
Choose

tell stories from

a

the which you

picturesin
you think find of in

collection.
to

picture in things will

good story planning your

In
you

tell.

What

story ?

your

next

study period you

If your
your Do

may small
your

write

the

story

told
the

today.
top of
stories
to

pictureis

it at
that

paper. be

enough, paste best, so very

to

the

will Do

good enough
you

be

fastened
third-

together

keep.
would

think in

next

year's

grade class
you
wrote

be
them.

interested

seeing the stories

Ask

io6

Self -Help English

97. STUDY OF
A

Lesso7is

POEM

The
"

Bluebird the bluebird is

I know

singing, Up in the apple tree where he is swinging. skies may Httle fellow ! The look dreary, Brave he while his heart is so cheery. Notliing cares
Hark Hark Listen ! how ! was the music there and
ever

the song

that

leapsout
so

of his throat
a

merry

note

awhile

you'llhear

what

he's

Up

in the

apple tree, swinging and

under

saying, swaying :

''Dear You

little blossoms, down be weary of while I sing you is

the snow,
;

must

winter, I
a

know

Hark,
Summer

message

of cheer !
here."

coming

and

springtimeis
I pray you

"

Little white

snowdrop,
come

arise ;

Bright yellow crocus,

Sweet Put
on

little violets,hid
your

open your eyes ; the cold, from

mantles

of

purple and gold.

do
you

Daffodils!
Summer is

daffodils!

say,

hear?

"

coming, and

springtimeis
EMILY HUNTINGTON

here!

"

MILLER

Do words Did

you

see

the
the

picture in
bird? the the

the

first stanza?

What

describe
you
ever

sky? leap
out

hear What the

music

of the

bird's blueto

throat

is the

bluebird's

message

the

flowers under
What cheer ? does Read

snow? mean? and What is

out
a

weary

message

of

the

poem

bring

the

meaning.

Daily Drill
98. DAILY DRILL

Exercise

107

EXERCISE

Correct

Use

of

Run

and

Ran

Some
use ran.

children Both
:

use

the

word
are

run

when

they should
these

words

used

correctly in

sentences

1. 2.

ran

.allthe way
run

to

school.
to

I have

all the way

school.

Is any
sentence

helping word
?
Is
a

used

with used

run

in
ran

the

second

helping word
sometimes
not.

with
a

in the first

sentence? sometimes

Run it does

needs
never

helping word, and

a

Ran

needs

helpingword.

The Who The

firemen
ran

ran

up

the street.
or

faster,Ned
ran

Frank

fox

to

his den.
ran

Little Bo

Peep's sheep
ran

away.
town.

My
I
ran

little brother after him hare

down

and

caught him.
ran a

The

and

the tortoise

race.

ran run

You You

ran

He
run

ran

I have

have

He

has

run

They They

ran

have

run

Use
your

the

above

sentences

and
a

groups

of words

in
once

three-minute

drills for
and
seen

few

days.
on

Read
pages

also
88 and

each

day

the

saw

sentences

89,

unless your
other
error

teacher

gives the time

class.

to

correctingsome

made

in your

io8

Self -Help English Lessons

99. STORY OF A POEM

The Some

Raindrops'

Ride

little drops of water, home

upon
a

Whose To
go

was

in the sea,

journey
to

Once

happened
cloud

agree.

white Their

was

their

carriage ;
;

horse, a playful breeze

town

And

over

and

country
ease.

They
But,
At And

rode

along with
were so

oh ! there last the

to

many,

Those

broke. carriage the ground came tumbling little folk. frightened

Among
They
Until
And
a

the grass then

were

and

flowers
to

forced found

roam,

brooklet

them

carried them

all home.

Listen Where travel ?

while
the

your

teacher

reads
to

the
go ?

poem How ?

to

you.

did

raindrops decide
accident
to

did How

they
did

What

happened
in the
:

to them
sea

they get back

What
do

their home words

mean a

these

roam,

brooklet, forced?
Use

Tell the
these groups

entire story in of words

:

few

clear sentences.
to agree,

happened
roam.

playfulbreeze,

rode with

ease,

forcedto

no

Self -Help English

Think of the
reason

Lessons

for every form

letter capital for cannot.

and

every

mark.
Dear

CanH

is

short

Steve,

Cousin
Texas.

Jack
Can't

has

come come

to

visit
on
am

us.

He

lives in Austin,

stay
Hurrah

until !

you July and

over

then

Saturday? going home

true

Jack
with

will him.

Your

friend, George

102.

DICTATION

LESSON

Today
have
never

your
seen.

teacher

will dictate

lesson

that

you

103.

OUR

COUNTRY

Look
the

at

the

first

picture in Probably

this
you

book. also do

What

are

children

doing?

this every

day.
The when

flagstands for
you do

our

country.
hand

What
to

do you your
to

mean

promise
you
mean

to

give your
when
you

country ?

What
heart ? Is how
east

promise
small

give
Find

your

our

country

large or
a

place?
to
cross

out

many
to west.

days

it takes

fast train
the

it from

Remember

that

part of the country

be
a

where is the

you

live,even
you

though
must

it may your
answer

small

town,

place where
your
are

keep
to

promises.
this when

With
What your

teacher's

help try
for your

question :
you do

you

doing
at home

country
school ?

very

best

and

at

Daily Drill
On pages 125 and
126

Exercise
words
stanzas

lii

you

will find least

the

of of

"America." this hymn,

at
so

Learn that

perfectlyat
you
can

two

sing them

without

looking

the words.

104.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Correct

Use
use

of

Come
coTne

and

Came

Children
came.

sometimes
the

when

they
and

should
groups

use

Read
:

following sentences

of

words
I 2

Father Father The The

came

home
come

has

early. home early.

to visit
come us. us.

3
4

came principal has principal

to visit

5
6

My My
The The It Who Who

aunt

came

from
come

aunt

has
came

Chicago. from Chicago.

the clouds. from

7 8
9
10
II

rain

from
come

rain has
came came

the clouds.

down

in torrents. the into

into
come

has You

yard ? the yard ?

She
came

came come

came

They
come

came

I have

You

have

come

She

has

They

have

come

If this mistake

is made and

in your the groups do

a

class,use
of words need the
some once

for

few

days
the
you

the

sentences

in your with drill,

three-minute

drills.
your all

If you

not

help of
do
not

teacher
use

plan

drill on

word each

that

correctly. Read
page

also

day

the sentences

on

64.

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Self-Help English Lessons

105. COPYING LESSON

Copy
wherever
1 2.

these there

sentences,
is
a

using either
:

come

or

came

blank
have

The
.

spring fairies
from

They
The What Last What

the South. with with them.

3.
4.

snowdrops
birds

them?

5. 6.

Saturday
other

the bluebirds have ?

birds

106.

TELLING

SECRETS

Have

you

been

reporting whenever
out-of-doors?
is not If

you

saw

thing some-

interestinghappen
may
sure

Today
told

you

tell secrets.
to

anything

be clearly,

ask

questions.
write their secrets
may
to
on

A the

few may
others

the

blackboard, and
Did the Did writers

then

read

them. sentences? Did

remember

write

in short

they

use

capitals and
secrets

marks

correctly?
?

they tell

the

in

an

interesting way

107.

STORIES

TO

LEARN

Why

the

Evergreens the world

was

Keep
young,

Their the Great

Leaves

in

Winter

When
all the The
trees

Spiritcommanded
and four

trees

to

keep
and

awake balsam The

for four
were

days

nights.

pine, spruce,
went to not

obedient, but

the other

sleep.
been

Great

Spiritwas
said
to

"You

have

he faithful,"

very angry. the disobedient

Stories to Learn
"Hereafter
the

113

trees.

But and

pine

and

winter. shall lose your leaves every shall be fresh the spruce and the balsam
you

green

forever."

Why

the

Owl

Flies fire

at

Night the earth. the breast

sun.

Long, long ago

httle
wren

there
to

was

no some

on

A He

brave
soon were

offered with
a

get

from his

returned

firebrand, but
A leather. he
was so

feathers that the each owl

badly
give
to

scorched.
wren
a

grateful robin proposed

This all except the selfish, the owl other has

bird

the

agreed
became
to

do.

Because

birds dared

his enemies.

Since

that

time

not

fly

by dayhght.
Read
to

the

first story. the

The

Indians do
not

told shed

this story
their leaves Do you the

explainwhy
winter.
any

evergreens
was

in know

Who
other

the

Great

Spirit?
the

evergreens

besides

pine,

spruce, Read

and

the balsam

? This
too

the second think

story.

is

an

Indian

story.

Why

do you the

the Indians
you
to

told it ? better.
to

Learn

story
when

like the

Your

teacher
Tell the

will tell you

be

ready

repeat it.

story

at

home.

Dictionary

Drill

As

seat

work

for the next from

your

three

days

you

may them

copy in

thirty words
the order

and spellers

arrange

of the letters.

114

Self -Help English Lessons

108.

STUDY

OF

STORY

The Once
was

King

and

the

Bee of
a

upon

time, when garden,

creature

the
a

king
not

far-away country

walking
angry. you

in his Httle

bee did

brushed

Although
very

the

against his nose. sting, the king was

''Do "You

not

know

that

am

the

king?"
the

he

asked.

shall die for do

not
mean

"Oh,
"

being so rude." kill me, king," begged

to

I did not

be rude.

It

was

frightenedbee. only by accident that

If you will spare you
my

I brushed the life, kindness." These

you

against your
time
may
come

royal nose.
when I
can

repay

for your
"

words
not

pleased the king

be harmed. his head Some three

so

well

that

shaU bee
away,

The flew A
a

bowed

I may times before

day

said, Go, need you."

the

he

king

and

few

as days later,

the

king

was

sitting upon

his throne,
a

beautiful

of flowers "Great
you
are

to the throne. hand, she advanced heard and mighty king," she said, "I have Will you earth. the wisest king on prove

queen in each

entered

the great hall.

Holding

wreath

that it

by

telUng me
one

which

of these

wreaths

is made

of wax?

Only
were so

is made The

of natural looked that

flowers."

king
a

exactly alike
decide,
window. in!

at the wreaths. earnestly he was puzzled. As he

They
was

trying to
to
a

faint There

buzzing
was

sound

drew Httle

his bee

attention

the

faithful

trying to get
king, pointing
and in flew

"Open
toward A
servant

the

window,"

commanded

the

it with

his scepter. the

immediately opened

window,

Study of
the bee. It went in her has

Story
queen and settled

115

straightto
left hand. answered

the

upon

the wreath "The "The "You bee wreath

are

for

me," exclaimed
is made
man on

the

king.
the had

in your indeed

right hand
the wisest the

of wax."

earth," said
And when she

bowing low queen, the left the room,

my

before

throne.
to

king

said

the

bee, "Thanks,
their

thanks,
the

little friend." Then the -lords and for

ladies

clapped

hands,

while

bee buzzed

joy.
Studying
the

Story

Read

the Tell

story.
in
a

Where

did

the

first

scene

take

place?
in the Where what

few

clear sentences

what

happened
Tell

garden.
did

the
to

second

scene

take

place?
how

happened
how
to

puzzle the king. Tell

Tell the end of the

the bee

helped the king.

Show the bee

story.
the did. Bow

bee in

brushed
an

against the king's nose.

voice
as

Speak
Show
as

the the

angry

king

how bee the

frightenedbee answered flyingaway.

the

king.

the Plan

did before second

scene

carefully. What
shall you
use

can

you ? ?

use

for

scepter ?
many

What
lords ? learn
to
use

for wreaths have

How

and

ladies will you

Where

shall
You

they stand
need
not

the words

of the

book,
:

but

it will
not

be

good plan

these groups

of words

do you

know, only by accident, your royalnose, great and mighty king,my

little friend.

ii6

Self-Help Rnglish Lessons

109. PLAYING THE STORY

When done.
children

the

story has been

played, tell what

Another
actors.

was

well
set

What
may the

might
then
more

be

improved?
the

of

be

Which

set

talked

and

acted

? naturally

110.

SPELLING

REVIEW

Review
page your

also the
and the

names

of the
on

days of
43
to
a

the

week

on

55,

lists may

pages
a

and

85.

Ask

teacher

if you

write

note

the children

of

another with

grade, invitingthem

to

have

match spelling

you,

again
such
gone
*

goes

an

hour

early
raise said
sure

knew would blew

a

ago the rules have gone bubble

easy

forty
some

led the march rode been

our a

much father
very

horse

says

trying
names

any lose color

can't

made
a

of wood road

country

rough

111.

TELLING

CLASS

STORY

Today
Talk
as

you

may

tell a class story about

decide whether
you
or as

this

picture.
them

it

over were

and
one

will tell the story if you

on saw

if you

of the children

play. When
try
to

the

story has been

written

the

board, black-

improve it.

Ii8

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English Lessons
STORIES

112.

WRITING

Did What

you did you have back

ever

dress

up

in
a

"grown-up"

clothes?

play ?
had
to

Write

short

about story telling

fun you Turn you

in this way. page

99

and

answer

the the first.

questions

find there in Lesson

89.

Omit

113.

CORRECTING

THE

STORIES

Today
see

you
can

may

go

over

the stories you

in any
way

wrote, and
; or, if your

if you

improve
best,

them
may

teacher
course own

thinks
you

you

exchange
if you
use

papers. find

Of your

understand

that

do

not

mistakes, there is not

other

much

in your

trying to

help

children.
114. DAILY DRILL EXERCISE

Correct

Use

of

Went

and

Gone went

Sometimes Both
1.

children
are

use

the

word

for

gone.
:

words

used
to

in the following sentences correctly

the

2.

Mary Mary
Who Who Red

went

has
went

3.
4.

gone to with her ?

picnic. the picnic.

5.
6.

gone with her? Riding Hood went to her has

grandmother's.
her

Red
The The Have Has

Riding Hood
children
went

has

gone

to

grandmother's.

7.
8. 9.
10.

home. gone
to to

children have
the birds your

home.

gone

sleep?
New

sister gone

York?

Study oj
Does
went

Poem

119 like gone ? has have?

need

helping
are

word with
went

or

What
I went I have

helping words
You gone You
went

used
She

They

went

have

gone

She

has gone

They
in your

have

gone

If this is
for your
come a

one

of the mistakes
sentences

made and

class,use
in the

few

days the

groups
once

of words each

three-minute and
came

drills.
on

Read page

also
in.

day

sentences

115.

STUDY

OF

POEM

Springtime

"Oh,
As And And

springhas come," chirped the dear they opened their drowsy eyes, the fans in their pretty tails, shook
the turned
up

Uttle

birds,

their heads

to

the skies.

"The

springhas come," said each As she stirred in her damp brown First Snowdrop peeped in her neat Then modestly hung her head.
"Oh, there is
"He's
a

Uttle bed. white

flower,
cap,

bee !" cried Miss because I'm

not

Clover

so

red ;

buzzing

up." honey jars,

So she sprang into sightwith her sweet And asked Mr. Bee in to sup.
A

"

busy
For

time

is this and

brightspring. fresh,
and for flowers ;
own

birds work

for bees

There's And

for each
same

in its
as

httle
ours.

world.
MARY GORDON

joy just the

in

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Listen

while

your

teacher

reads the

the

poem.

Notice

how

her voice did

helps bring out

the birds
a

meaning
the Do you

of the words.

How

welcome ?

spring?
remember

Which
how

flower first brought

the

welcome

snowdrop
What the teacher

came

to

be the first spring flower ?

Notice
stanza.

the mark does

after bee in the first line of the third it tell

you?
use

Read your

poem.

Try
hers.

to

your

voice in the
a

way

used

Then

tell,in

few

short

sentences, the story of Miss

116. COPYING

Clover's

party.

LESSON

Dear

Mr.

Bee,
has and
come

Spring
Will you

at

last.

My

pantry
to

is full of
on

honey.

Mrs.

Bee

please come

I shall expect you

supper six o'clock. at Your

day? Wednes-

friend,
Clover

Study
28

the note you

carefully.Always
remember
every

turn

back

to

page
a

unless

step in

studying
Mrs.

lesson Mr.
a are

before

copying.
form for the word word

is

short

Mister,and
Mister

is

short
never

form

for the
out

Missis.
Never

and
the

Missis

written

in full.

omit
are as

period

in
as

writing these
the letters
are.

short

forms.

They

important
of any kind. all the

Copy
Use time.
your

the note
eyes

without
and

making
on

mistake

keep

your

thinking caps

A period is used

after the

short forms

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Writing
117.

Good-by Letter
AN INVITATION

121

ANSWERING

Discuss
Mrs. Bee
reasons

in class what

Mr.

Bee

might reply if he
invitation.
were

and

accepted

Miss he

Clover's

What
to

good
Part

might
the

give

if

they
note
a

unable

accept it ?
of

class may
the
note rest
as

write
may

accepting the decliningit.

hers.

and invitation,

write

note

Arrange

your

Miss

Clover

arranged
ABOUT

118.

TELLING

STORIES

BEES

Probably
as a

you

all know all you

seen

what

it about and

means

to

be

as

busy busy
What the Use

bee. who

Tell

know beehives

the know

habits
how

of bees. the

Those

have

littlecreatures
do you know How

live may about

tell the others

queen bee? made sketches

about the and

it.
drones?

the

workers? the would

is the for

honey

stored? whenever

blackboard

making

they

help.
119. WRITING A GOOD-BY LETTER

Today
teacher.

you You

may

write

"Good-by"
what
are

note

to

your in

may

tell her you

you

enjoyed
to

most

the third the

grade, what
most

planning
other
to

do

during by
sure

vacation,the
eyes
or

thing you interesting

or

learned
are

using your things.

Should

ears,

any

thing you
tell about

will interest her. Choose

you
one.

Do

not

try

all these

like to

please your

teacher

very

much

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will make learned
any
to

Lessofis

Nothing
you have

her

more an

happy

than

to

see

that

write

note interesting

without

making

mistakes.

120.

SOME

QUESTIONS
finished your
answer

TO

ANSWER

And

now

you If you

have
can

language third-grade
of the

lessons.

each will do

following
work

questionswith
in the fourth Can
sentences

"Yes,"
grade
:

you

good language
in

you ? you you

tell

an

interestingstory
voice

short,

clear

When
Have
to

speak, does
corrected
some

your

help the
mistake

listener ? you

common

used

make? Have
you

learned

some

poems

and
the

stories

so

well that
?

you

will not
you

forgetthem spellthe
common

through

long vacation
you need
to

Can often ? Can Can Can

your

words

write

you you you ears?

arrange copy

your

written

work
a

neatly on
?

paper

without
new

making

mistake your

learn

things by using

eyes

and

When will you

to

you
say

are

having

time during the vacation, jolly

will make Or
a

to

"This yourself,

good story
you will

tell in the- fourth

to

grade"?

perhaps

plan

report
eyes.

some

interesting thing you

remember?

learned

by

using your
Will you

try

to

Summary
SUMMARY

of
OF

Rules

Learned

123

RULES

LEARNED

Use

: of capitals

Every
The The The

sentence

begins with
are

capitalletter.
with
a

names

of persons
/ is

written with

capitals.
written with

word
names

always

written

capital.
are

of the
*

days of

the week

capitals.
The Use A A A Use
names

of

places are
at the

written

with

capitals.

: of the period

periodis used periodis used

end
an

of every

sentence. telling

after

initial.

periodis used after of the questionmark questionmark of the hyphen : hyphen

comma

the short
:

forms

Mr.

and

Mrs.

The Use

is used

after every

question.
line when

The of Use
a

is used
on

at

the

end

of

part

word

is written
:

the

followingline.
shown

of the
comma

The

is used

in

note

as

below.

Dear

Frank,
come

Please fun
on

over

to

my

house

this

evening.

There

is

foot ! Your

friend,

Jack
of

Williams

A the

comma
name

sets

off the
state

name

city or
it:

town

from

of

the

which

follows

Chicago,

Illinois.

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English Self-IIelp
BOOKS FOR SUMMER

Lessons

READING

Here teacher you

is

list of books

for vacation tell you

reading.

Your

will be

glad
so.

to

the titles of others

if

ask her to do
of

Adventures Donkey Fables. Fable

Fifty
and

Brownie.
the

Craik. Valley.

John of ^Esop.
Folk Famous
of of

Toy

Morley.

Stories. Stories

Scudder.
Baldwin. Shoes.

Retold. Two

History History

Little
the

Goody Robins.

Goldsmith.

Trimmer. Williston.

Japanese Fairy Jataka Tales.

Merry

Tales. Babbitt. Tales.

Animal Mother Brother Stories

of

Old Pig Short

West
and for

Wind. Other Short

Bingham. Burgess.
Stories. People.
for

Richards.

Aspinwall.
Little Ameri-

Stories
CANS.

Great

Americans

Eggleston.
of a

Story The The

Donkey. Twins. His

Segur.
Perkins. Ship Stories.

Dutch Sandman:

Hopkins.

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My
Land

English

Lessons

native
of

country,
noble
I love and

"

thee,
"

the

free,
;

Thy
I love

name

thy rocks
woods and

rills,
hills ; thrills

Thy My

templed
rapture

heart

with

Like

that

above.

Let

music

swell
from

the

breeze,
trees

And

ring
Sweet

all the song

freedom's

Let Let Let

mortal all that

rocks The

tongues
breathe their

awake,

partake
break,

!
"

silence

sound

prolong.

Our

fathers'
of Thee
may

God,

"

to

Thee,

Author
To

liberty,
we

sing
land

Long
With
Protect

our

be

bright
;

freedom's
us

holy light might. King.

SAMUEL

by Thy
our

Great

God,

F.

SMITH

FOURTH
TO
THE GIRLS FOURTH AND

GRADE
BOYS GRADE OF

THE

Did New To

you

ever

think

that there

are

two

Year's

Days

in the

year?
is the

begin with, there

Father
to

first of
the

January.
weary

Time

has allowed

Old Year
the young,

and
to

lay down joyous New

there
"

his scepter, Year

begins
second
you

reign.
Year's
a

Then

is the

New
enter

Day
first

the
at

day

when

higher grade
the New it
year

school.

Like

school

day,
The and left

and old

day of January, the Year's Day is a beginning too should be a joyous day.
and the

old grade,

happy

pleasantthough they were, are both You will not behind. forget the
if you
you
are a

past, but
or

boy,
Read

will
not

be

girl eagerly "looking

Trotter's
teacher

wide-awake

forward

and the

backward."

story of "Bobby
Gift" with
your It will

New

Year's

for your

first lesson.
to

give
ber remem-

you

something
Year's

think
and

about

on

this New
to
are

Day,

something
you

through all the days fourth grade. "A And now Happy
you

in the

New

Year"

to

all !
127

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Self -Help English

Lessons

Bobby
1.

Trotter's New
TROTTER'S
NEW

Years

Gift
GIFT

129

BOBBY

YEAR'S

It
was

was

New

Year's

Eve

"

the

nightbefore Bobby
On the back looked ! of
a

Trotter

to enter
new

the fourth How

grade.
fine of the crowd
a

chair

hung

his

clothes. he

they
four

sparkled as
and had

thought
he could
not to
sew

Bobby's eyes pockets in the jacket

And his mother

of all that

into them.

single pocket ! On the floor stood a shiningnew shoes,and on the -tie that he had table lay his new hat and a pretty plaid himself. earned Everything was ready, or at least Bobby about the same thought so, which was thing. turned last fond look at his treasures, Bobby With a the light and jumped into bed. out Scarcelyhad his curly head touched the pillow when something happened. a Dancing gayly along a moonbeam, dainty httle fairy dressed in fluffy entered the room. She was white, and of delicate green. Her wand her gauzy wings were glistened like silver in the moonhght. she flew directly to the chair on clothes, Passing the new which his old clothes when thrown Bobby had carelessly he took them off. To Bobby's astonishment, she began the pockets of his jacket. to search her. "Dear me!" "l thought Bobby as he watched didn't know that fairies were pickpockets! Httle book the fairydraw from he saw a a Pretty soon jacketpocket. In the brightmoonhght he could read the
up pair of
"

promised

words

on

the

cover

THIRD-GRADE
Bobby

PICTURE

BOOK

Trotter,

Artist

wondering how the book got into his Bobby was and said in a sweet, to the bed pocket, the fairy came tinkUng voice,"May I look at your book, Bobby?"
While

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once

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look
a

Lessons

at

it
to

together," answered
the

Bobby,
turned with blots^
as

who

at

took The

fancy
Some others that

fairy.
the book fair and covered and the

Httle

spriteopened
were were

by one. and pictures,

one

white, with ugly

rest.

pages, beautiful

''Who
to
a

drew
more

picture?"
than the

asked the

Bobby,

they

came

page

beautiful

''Why, Bobby," laughed

Don't the
you
to

fairy,"you

drew wouldn't
on

it yourself. allow

remember

the

day

you

big boys
I make

bully

little Tom

Sands

the

ground?" playmuch

"Did

all the

pictures?"asked

Bobby,

very

interested.

"Yes, Bobby,
time work fair
you

every

remembered had
or

well, or
at

home

one," replied the fairy. "Every to be politeor helpful,or did your a strugglewith a bad habit, or played made of the at one school, you
the
some

pictures."
"But who
to

made

blots?"
one

feel that

had

complained Bobby, played a trick on

ginning behim.

"They spoilthe
"Ah, Bobby,
"This

book."
you

made

those
one

too," explained the fairy.

when but
came

big

one

was

made
other

day

stories told

by
has

the

children

enjoyed the you had none ready to

when
you

give in
word

return.
no

These

little blots

used

right to be in our beautiful language. The others splashed upon the pages when were less, careyou or or forgot to be polite, "Please we stop," interrupted Bobby. "Can't get
"
"

that

rid of the blots?"

The
at

his

fairydid Bobby with chubby face

not

answer

at

once.

She

looked
she

squarely
saw

her made

clear, blue
her look she

eyes.
very

What

in

happy.
the

"Yes, Bobby,"

said,

"not

tiniest blot

shall

Bobby
remain."
pages,
one

Trotter's

New

Years

Gift
over

131
blotted and ing. shin-

Then

she

waved

her

wand became

the

by
we

one.

Instantly they
the

white

picturepages?" asked the fairy. T Bobby, "please change those too. *'No," answered think I'd rather make new pictures." in your do if I were "That I should is just what place," "But beautiful she tiokled. really be picturescan never destroyed; so there will be something to remind you of made last year." the ones you aU the pictures Once her wand, and more she waved disappeared. But on every shining page where a picture had been, now blazed were a golden star ! On the cover
"Shall leave
.

these words

in letters of FOURTH-GRADE Bobby

gold :
PICTURE BOOK

Trotter,

Artist

"This the book

was

is my

New

Year's she flew

giftto
to

you,
new

fairy.
into
a

Then

his

Bobby," whispered clothes,slipped the

back

jacketpocket, leaped upon a moonbeam, and off. But just before she disappeared, she called merrily,"A Happy New Year, Bobby !"

Getting When

Ready

for

the

Next

Lesson

you

were

having good
decide when

times you

during the long

would share You

vacation, did
your

you

which school
to

with
were

classmates
to
or come

opened?
a

asked

prepared
of you you

tell about

jollytime

you

had,
eyes.

to

report something you

learned

by using your
stories. If

Some

surely remembered.
will

Tomorrow

begin

to

tell these

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use

Self -Help English Lessons

are new

pupils in the
last year
"

class

"

pupils who
may

did not
audience

this

book

they

be

the

for the
to
come

first of the

story-telling days.
should make up
now.

If any

forgot
ing think-

prepared,they
a

for it

by

out

specially interesting story thinking

out

When

your

stories, keep
:

in mind
an

the

five

things you help

in

tried to do last year

have

interesting
; let your

story
voice

to tell ; tell it in

short, clear

sentences

every

possible way
not

; tell

thingsin
sentences

their with

right order;
the
same

and

do

begin

many

word.

2.

TELLING

VACATION

STORIES

TeUing

the vacation each

stories will be
other. Those

good
who

way

to

get

acquainted with
class last year
a

were

in the Make

may
to

tell their stories the first day.

effort special On
the second

interest the

new

pupUs.
did not have

day

those

who

time to do

so

on

the first day may

you

telltheir stories.
a begin,

Should
a

like to

book

of stories to put into

vote

class

library?
best
will be

If you
ones.

should, select by Perhaps

the

three

or

four

of the

champion during
a

tellers story-

glad to

write

their stories

study

period.

These

will then

be saved

for the book.

3.

WRITING

DATES

If you write
on

are

to

save

some on

of your which
can

stories, you
was

should written.

each

the date

the story

What

good

reason

for this

you

think

of ?

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4.

Self -Help English

TELLING STORIES FROM

Lessons

PICTURE

Can may

you

read

the story in the

a

circus
it.

picture?
in

You

all

help make
need What
to

word

pictureof thingsneed
into the the

Will you the story ?

mention
other

the animal
not

cages

telling
?

be mentioned

Why
Which

did the artist put them

as

? picture

Tell the story of the

if you

were

boy

in the make

picture.
the best

followingsentences Why?
circus. first ride
on

would

beginning sentence?
Once I went
never
as

to

I shall

forget my
I had
on an

an

elephant.

Such Don't

fun

at

the circus !
are

ride

elephant if you
as

timid.
at

Read
you
to

the third sentence

read

the mark
an

the end

tells
mark.

it.

It

is called

exclamation after your

mark

Pronounce Remember

exclamation
that the

five times
exclamation

teacher.

always shows of some that the writer wished to express strong feeling does this sentence What sort. feeling express? Think of other beginning sentences, and choose one
that the

would

make
Your
as

an

audience

eager

to

hear

the

rest
on

of
the

story.

teacher

will write

the

story

blackboard Read

you

build it sentence

by
can

sentence.

the story

aloud, and

see

if it

be

improved.

5.

STUDYING

BEGINNING

SENTENCES

Here
age:

is

composition written

by

boy

of about

your

Studying Beginning

Sentences

135

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I have his hind
a

Self -Help English Lessons

dog. His name legs. Whenever
He is the is Fido. he the hears entire Fido
can

march

on

music,
block.

he

begins

to

parade.
In

pride of

what

respects is the story well told?

make does
so

Does
rest

the

first sentence

you

eager

to

hear

the

of the

story?

Where

the that

Change
sentence.

the story

interesting part begin? it will have a good beginning

went to

Suppose
rowed
on

you

wished

to

tell that you

picnic, good
best

the

lake,and

fell into the water.

The

Give

beginning
one.

sentences.

class may

choose

the

Give

good beginning
you

sentences

for

story of

prise sur-

party
Give read in the
For
a

had

on

your

birthday.
for the
117.

good beginning
on pictures

sentences

stories you

pages

53 and
may

your
a

next
a

lesson you frolic you should

tell short

stories about
some

pet,

toy,

have the

had,

or

exciting
make

experience.

How

beginning sentence

the listeners feel?

6.

TELLING

THE

STORIES

After decide

each
if the

story has
first sentence

been

told, the children

better

may

aroused

their interest.
a

If

it did not,
sentence.

help

the

story-teller get
much you
can

beginning
mates classyou

Do

you

realize how

help

your

during language lessons by tellingwhat

Copying
think
of their stories?
you

Lesson
will not if you
can

137

Of with

course,

they
But

enjoy
very

having

find

fault

them.

in which politely a suggest some story way improved, the pupil who told it will be glad help and will be glad to help you in turn. Talk
over

be

of your

with your

teacher that when

as

the best ways

you

to

criticize

stories. of the

Remember

criticize, you
that
are

speak
not
so

good things as well

is it

of those

good. Why
be
be
a

good plan

to

mention

the
matters

good things
that
can can

first?. Why

is it useless to mention
you
are

improved unless improved?

7.

ready

to

tell how

they

COPYING

LESSON

Before
one

you

begin

to

copy

the

following note,
studied.
The If necessary,

some

may

tell how

it should

first be

class
turn

may

give any
to page
a

step that is omitted.

28 and

back

review.
every how the the

Give Which

reason

for

capital and
writer
sentence

every

mark. how

mark

shows
have

felt?

Show

she would exclamation

express Give ?

spoken

followed
the

by

the

mark.

What

feeling does

sentence

of dear,Saturday, attention to the spelling special should such, thought,minute, loving. Why you write very plainly ? ? be made should the punctuation marks Do When
you

always reniember

this?

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Mary,
you
at
ever

Lessons

ride

on

an

elephant?
a scare as

Tom I had
must

and !

I did I

last

Saturday
every

the circus. I should

Such

thought
arms

minute

fall off.

Tom

feel my

around

his waist

yet.
Your

lovingcousin, Jennie
sure

You your

should
paper.

copy

the note

perfectly. Be
but that

to

date that

Correct you

if necessary, time first write

remember

it is the work habits.

do th^ you

helps form good

Why

should
8.

? carefully
LESSON

DICTATION

Today
never seen.

you

are

to
a

have few

dictation
to

lesson you
page

have
123.

Take

minutes

review

Your if the

teacher
sentences

will first read the entire lesson. should

a reason

Decide
as a

be

written for your be read

have

separatelyor opinion. again,one by

makuig

paragraph.
The Do
not

Give

sentences

will then
write

one.

begin to
mind. with
your

until you
it to

the entire sentence any

in your

Say

without yourself

sound

lips.
9.

REVIEWING

POEMS

During the third-grade year

four poems. be

you

learned
your
next

at

least

Review
to

these

before

lesson,

and

ready
new

recite any

of them.

If the

pupilsin

the class have

learned
hear

any

poems,

it will be

to interesting particularly

them.

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If you with the

Stories

139

learn at least four poems

third

each

year,

beginning
at

grade, how
also
in the

many

will you
many

know

the

end
you

of the

eighth grade ?
two

How poems

will you
in

know the

if
first

remember
two

learned

grade and

second?

Reciting

the

Poems

When
were

reciting your
in your and

poems,

think

of the
to
so

pupils who
the will

not

class last year.

Try
Listen in
to

bring out
that

meaning
wish

the"beauty of
the
same

the poems

they

tp learn

ones.

carefullywhen
other these

they recite
Ask
now

the poems teacher

so

they learned
to

some

school.
poems

your

allow you

review
be

and
For

then

that

they

will not

forgotten.
review
the third
never

your

next

lesson
to

you

may

short

stories you
These
too

committed
you

memor"^
so

in the

grade. forget

should
are on

learn pages

that you

will
112,

them.

They

70,

78, 96,

and

113.

10.

REVIEWING

STORIES

When
can see

be the stories, telling you

to

sure

to

stand
hear.
own

where

all

and

to

speak
as

so

that all can

were

Try
Make Which

tell them

if

they

your

stories.

the listeners

enjoy hearing them.

well ?

as

pupilstold the stories if they enjoyed them? These also,should be stories,

Did

they speak
time
to

reviewed

from

time.

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Lessons

11.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Pronouncing

Words

Correctly

Why
Did you

should
ever

we

pronounce
any
one

all words
"He

distinctly?
?

hear been

say,

tole me"
many

What and

should
some

have

said?
do
many
water.
:

good

children

older
See

people
how the

not

pronounce
can cross

the the

last letter of without

words.

brook

tumbling into
Read
these

sentences

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words

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is a tuft of grass ? is used in in the story. Notice Use
:

how

neither grass

nor

the

followinggroups gold
nor

of

originalsentences
nor

neither
nor

silver,

neither cold

hot,neither

Ben

Frank.

How

THE

Butterflies beautiful

Came

Have

you

seen

the

red, white,
Once
upon

and
a

yellow
they

butterflies that

look

like flowers?

time

They flapped their pretty petals as if they were wings. Suddenly off they flew ! For a long the warm time they frohckedin sunshine, and then went back to their stalks. They behaved so well that the Flower them to fly every day. By and by their Fairy allowed

reallywere

flowers.

petals became
butterflies.

real

wings,

and

the

flowers

turned

into

HANS

CHRISTIAN

ANDERSEN

Read
out

this little story.

Take

specialcare
What the
are

to

bring
are

the

meaning
a

of the second

sentence.

the
a

petals of
buttercup
Have the

flower?

What

color

petals of

?
ever

you

noticed blossom

how

much A
a

like

butterfly
once

sweet-pea
it
as

looks?

great

poet
Do

described think

being
a

"on

tiptoefor thinking

flight."

you

that

is

good
was

description? Perhaps
of sweet peas

Hans when

Christian he wrote
Use

Andersen
the

story.
words in sentences

these

of your
on

own

flapped,
some

stalks,real. frolicked,
of the sentences.

Write

the blackboard

Following Directions
Each
to

143

of you

may

choose

one

of these stories to commit will

memory.
to

Your recite it. these

teacher

tell you

when

to

be

ready

Learning
accustomed when For inches

stories will but also

to to

help you
learn
use

not

only
you

to
are

form
not

good sentences,
to

words
at

use.

Try

other
you

times learn.
paper

than

the telling
your
next

stories the words

that
a

lesson you
a

will need scissors.

piece of

six

square

and

pair of

13.

FOLLOWING

DIRECTIONS

Who
done

remembers

what
out

two
a

things should
direction?

always

be

before

carrying
back each
next to

If you

have

turn forgotten,

page the

67 and
!

review. before

Carry

out

of
one.

following directions
Think
square
!

reading the
1.

Read

Act
on

! the upper

Place

the
crease

lower

edge

of the

edge and
2. crease

the fold.

Open.
the fold

Place the upper

the

edge upon edge Open.

just made

and

fold.
the

Open.
lower
upon the first fold made

3.

Place
crease

and
4.

the fold.
your extend

Turn
now

paper

halfway
and
down

around.

The of from

folds

should
to

up

instead

right
the
have

left.
5.

Fold

the paper

again by followingonce
How many

more

first three
you
now

directions.

small

squares

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Find
the square in the upper

rightcorner.
left square.

Cut

the lower 7.
8. 9.
10.

edge
the

of this square.

Cut Cut Cut Fold

lower

edge edge

of the

upper

the upper the upper the two

of the lower of the lower squares

at

rightsquare.
left square. the

edge
middle

rightso
at

that

they
1 1
.

will stand Do the

upright.
same

with

the two

middle

squares

the

left.
12.

Make

the upper the

row row

of squares
of squares
at

stand stand
corner

upright. upright.
inside the
or

13.
14.

Make

lower

Slip the
next
some

extra to

square Paste

each

side square it in 15.

it.
way. you

it to this square,

fasten

other have

What

made?

Before

your

next

lesson you

may
to

fold another
a

square

just as
a or

you
or

did
some

today.
other

Try

make

table,a chair,
on

tent,
cut

simple object. Bring

the

Cut

the

lines,
if

out

squares.
not

and, object to class,

turn
comes

do possible, You

show

it until your
you

to

recite.

will then

explain how
HOW

made

it.

14.

EXPLAINING

THINGS

WERE

MADE

Tell If the

the object,step by step. how clearly you made other pupilsdo not understand, they should ask

questions.
Look
out

for

the
:

word

"then."

Here

are

two

stories to compare

Study of
I cut squares.
out
a

Poem

145
it into sixteen small I

square.
I
so

Then
out

I folded the
corner

Then and
. . .

cut
on.

squares.

Then

folded

I cut I
cut

out out
. .

square

and

folded square. and

it into sixteen small

When
so on.

squares.

each
.

corner

this

was

done,

folded.

Then

I
. .

Which

way

do you

like the better,and

why

I5. SPELLING

REVIEW

Review
on

all the
43,

words

studied 116.
133.

last year.
Review

They
names

are

pages

55,
on

85,

and

also the

of the

months
your

page teacher Use

Perhaps
a

will these

use

period for having

and

match. spelling review.

words

others you

need

to

Daily

Drill

Exercise

"

Review

Review
100

for 107.

few

days

the

drill exercises
that
no

on

pages

and

Be

ready promptly, so

time

will

be lost.

16.

STUDY

OF

POEM

AuTtnviN In the other And From See all up

Fires

gardens
the

vale,
bonfires trail !

the autumn the smoke

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Pleasant And The
summer

Lessons

over,
summer

all the

flowers,
"

red fire gray

blazes,
smoke
towers.

The

Sing

song

of

seasons

! all !

Something bright in
Flowers Fires in the summer, in the fall.
ROBERT LOUIS

STEVENSON

Try
reads smoke
a

to

see

the you.

picturesin
What
how the

this poem
a

as

your you

teacher
see

it to

is

vale?

Do

the of

trail?

Show
on

it trails

by using the side

tells how
the smoke

piece of
What

crayon

blackboard.
stanza

word Make do

in the second
the

rises ?

pictureon

the blackboard.

Why
some

people make
Robert

bonfires burn?

in autumn
Do you did?

What

are

of the
as

things they
Louis

enjoy seeing
it ?

the fires

Stevenson What

Read

the poem
17.

aloud.

do you

like about

GROUP

STORY-TELLING

Do

you

remember

the

poem, page

"Who
32.
season

Loves

the Trees

Best"?

Review
you
may

it.

See

Today

decide
the

which

loves the
groups.

dren chilOne

best. group

Divide

class into
Each
seasons.

five

will be the
one

judges.
of the

of the

remaining groups
group

vvillrepresent

Each

should

have
The

leader.
teacher

will ask, "Who

loves the children best?"

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Autumn

Poem
"

147
I love them
sentences

The I

leader of the

springgroup

begins,
that

best. the for

in simple,clear give them," etc., telling

many

good

and

pleasant things
the leader has
may

spring does
to

children.
in pupils The groups.

When the group

the remaining finished,

tell the

anything they wish

same

add.

teacher At

then the

asks

question of
may

the other
season

last the
case.

judges

tell which

best

proved

its

18.

ANOTHER

AUTUMN

POEM

GOLDENROD

Spring is
And The
autumn

the

morning
is the

of the year,

summer

is the noontide

bright ;

evening clear
the winter's

That

comes

before

night.

And

evening, everywhere Along the roadside,up and down, the golden torches flare see
Like

in the

lightedstreet
the

lamps

in the town.

and bee. butterfly distant meadows From coming back, when Are quite contented they see track. These lamps along the homeward I think

But

those when

who

stay

too

late get lost ; falls

For Down

the darkness

about,
out.
SHERMAN

every

lightedstreet
FEANK

the Frost

Will go and

put the torches

DEMPSTER

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is another
year
as
a

Lessons

autumn

poem.

The

poet is thinking

long day.
part
is

What

part of the day is

What

spring? What
autumn? Does the does

summer?

part

is

What
poem the How

part is winter?

give
the
to

city

or

country

picture?
to street

WTiy
What

poet compare
did torches who those

the

goldenrod
the

lamps? why?
What
like?
to
see

help

little workers?
too

happened
words,
Read the
may
or

stayed

late,and

groups

of

words, do you

particularly
time

the poem

several

times, trying each

the
to

picturesmore
teacher
one

distinctly.
or one on

You 145.

learn either this poem

will tell you choose.

page
to

Your

when

be

ready

recite the

you

19.

COPYING

LESSON

Copy
it With
at other

the first stanza

of

"

Goldenrod," after studying

carefully.
what kind of letter does each line Do the lines
new

begin ?
same

Look way ?

poems. line

begin
?
a

in the

Does
to

each

begin a

sentence

It is the custom

begin each line

the

of poetry with does

not

even letter, capital

a new

though
Never

first word

begin why

sentence.

forget this
You

capital. Copy
soon

the

mark

in

"winter's."
The letter.

will

learn

it is used.

first word

of every

line of

poetry begins with

capital

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Lessons

Daily Drill
Do
not sentence

Exercise

151
have the entire

write

word

until

you

in mind.

Remember and
Do your

margins, indention, capitals,marks,

spelling.
best ! Some of these

stories will be put into

the class

storybook.
22. DAILY DRILL EXERCISE

Pronduncing Buzz This His A ! buzz

Words ! buzz !

Correctly

is the song

of the bee.

yellow ; jolly good fellow, legs are

yet
a

of

And
*

great worker
MARIAN

is he.
DOUGLASS

Read

this little poem. is he called

WTiat in the

color
fourth

are

the

bee's
nounce Pro-

legs? What
Read the

line?

yellow and fellow very followingwords

them Read
as

distinctly. rapidly as
the
sentences

you

can

and

stillpronounce

: distinctly yellow, fellow, mellow, :

hollow,window. follow,
1. 2.

The His How

bee

is

legs are
mellow

3.
4.

fellow. jolly yellow. the peaches are

Follow Please

the leader. open the window. I borrow your eraser? hollow.

5.
6.

May

7. The

was jack-o'-lantern

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a

Lessons

few

days the words

Read use" also

and
once

sentences

in your
a

three-minute last

drills.

each

day
you

set

of
to

year's "correct

sentences

which

need

review.
23. STUDY OF TITLES

The

name

of

book,

or

story, or

poem

is called
is the

its title. What title of the story

poem you
on

is the
on

title of this book?

1

What

page

29 ?

What

is the title of the title of the

was

page

145?
several

What

is the

poem

studied last
are

days ago?
?

What

the

title

of your Here

reading lesson
some

titles taken

from

readers

1.

The The The The

First Rose Lion Ten and

of Summer. the Mouse. Servants.

2.

3.
4.

Fairy

Palace

of the Princess. in the Olden

5.

Christmas

Time.

Does Rose the

the

first title tell

or

of Summer,
other

does

something it simply name

name

about it ?

The

First
at

Look

titles.

Do

they simply
about them?

things,or
what the

do

they tell something

The is

title is

kind

of label to tell you

on a

story
what

about, just as the label

fruit

jar tells you

is

is in the

jar.

label

might read, "There

the words

raspberry
tell
sentence

jam
you

in this what

jar,"but
is in the

"Raspberry Jam"
well
as

jar quite as

the

would.

Making
In about words the
same

Titles

for Stories
book

and

Pictures

153

way

might

say,

"This

story tells
see

Little Red "Little

know words Red

Riding Hood." Riding Hood"

once

But
at

if you the

the

head

of the

story, you
Which
These
out

at

what

the

story is about.

in the

titles begin with

make the words

capitalletters ?
words
are

capitalletters
very

important
in the

stand
not

plainly. Which
with

titles

written

capitals?
the last with

The words

first
of
a

word^

word,

and

all other

important

title

begin
TITLES

capitalletters.
STORIES AND

24.

MAKING

FOR

PICTURES

Try
about.

to

have If you

your
were

title tell clearly what

to
a

your

story is

tell about

trick of your not?

to

dog,

would
to
a

"

Fido

"

be

good title? might

Why
for

In

trying
first of "I
am

get

it is a helpfulplan good title,

You say,

think

sentence. to

instance,
You will

going
that

tell how Fido

Fido
Marches" of your the

marches."
makes
a

see

then

"How the

good title.
titles for stories
135 and 150.

With
you

help

teacher, make

might

teU about

pictureson

pages

Make

several for each is the title of whenever this,

picture.
a

Where After
a

story written ?
tell or write
a

you

story, give it

title.
Seat Work

For

seat

work of

you
a

may

each Have

write this

the

title and
for

the
your

first sentence

story.

ready

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Self -Help English

lesson.
out

Lessons

Another entire the

your

pupil
story
one so

will that

finish you
can

the

story.

Think your In

the

compare

ending
short

with

given

in class.

arranging
or

work,
well.

think
to

whether write

the it.

title is
will

long
then

before

beginning

You

be

able to

place it
25.

FINISHING

STORIES

In

class you

may

exchange
Your
out

papers,

and

finish the
a

stories minutes

given
to
"

to you.

teacher
rest

will
the

give you
story.

few

think

the

of

Think

quicklyI
When

hut think ! called

on,
as

read what

is it

on

the paper,

and

then
The

finish the

story
wrote

though

were

all written.
may

pupil who
if it is
more

the

first sentence

teU his

ending

interesting.
the

Write

story during your part written

will be

next

study period, pupil. Some

of
to

copying
these finish

the

by
into

another the

stories

put

class
at

storybook
one

it.

Each

pupil

should

have

least

story

in the book. What

pleasantthings can
26. STORIES

you

do

with

the book

TO

LEARN

The A and number of

Boys

and

the

Frogs

frogs were

once

playing beside
way,
a

by
the

some

boys
As

came soon

that
as

and

the

pond. By frogs dived

the

into

water.

frog raised its head,

Stories

to

Learn

155
the

At last one of boys pelted it with stones. "Boys, have you never thought that what may be death
to

frogs said,
for you

is fun

us?"

What
this word

does used the If you

peltedmean?
?
stanza

In

what

other

story
?

was

What

does

this fable teach

Recite best."
page

of poetry
not

beginning, "He
turn perfectly,

prayeth
back
to

do

recall it
more.

76 and

learn
""

it once

The The The

moon moon once

Moon's
a

Coat make in
was moon
can

asked
out
on.

fairy to
The
coat

a a

coat

for her.

good fairy cut

came

the

coat, and

few far

days
too

the

to
seams

try it
had
was

small.

When This
you

the time
are

been
too

let out, the "How size?" and

are

came

again.
when

large. always changing your

you
are
a

the coat

I fit you

asked sometimes

the

fairy.
are nor

"Sometimes
a new moon.

full moon,
you

you
one

Then So the

again,
moon

neither without
a

the
coat.

the other."

had

to go

Read
the
new

the story.
moon one

Draw the full

on moon.

the blackboard

picturesof

and of

Study
can

these

stories
rather know

so

thoroughly that
the

you

tell it well.

Hold

closelyto
any

words

of

the
"

book.
Man

Or, if you
in the Think

The

Moon,"
out

and

good story about prefer to tell that,you

and carefully, will tell you tell it when

may

do

so.

the story
teacher

in short
to be

sentences. to

Your

ready

tell the

stories.

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27.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Language you
to

Drive

In

the
word

third

grade

had

two

language drives.
of the
to

What
the

did you What

try

drive out
you

language

in

first?

words

did

try

use

correctly
words
?

in the second
Do you

drive? trouble
each with any of these

still have
once

If you

do, read

day
forms.

in your

drills the sentences that

conquer
a

containing the
habit.
sentence

correct
no

Remember unless you will

guage lan-

drive will do
One
or

good
wrong

tlie had entire

of these

forms

spoil an

paragraph, just as saying that eight times

would you

six

are

two forty-

spoilan

example

in arithmetic.

In

this drive

will try to
no,

get rid of the incorrect

ainH

expressionshavenH

haven't got no, and

got no.

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Each
on

-Help English Self

the
may

Lessons
of

blackboard choose
one

the and

names

the
on a

tools. small

child

write

it

piece of
The the

paper.

first

pupil acts

as

if using the tool he what

a

chose,and
may
a

leader

tries to guess you

tool it is.

He

say,

for

instance,"Have
the
one

needle?"

If this is I
am a

good
maker." dressguess

guess,

questioned replies, "Yes,

leader
takes

The what the next

was

the

slipand
child
I
am

tries to

child has.
a

If it

not

good

guess,

the

swers, questioned an-

"No,
and

I haven't

any

needle. takes

not

maker." dress-

This

child then
what the
a

the

place of
child has.
guess

the

leader

tries to guess that

must

second
wrong

Notice
sentences

whenever
be

is made,

two

given in answering. The

the second

first denies

having
to

the tool trade

named, and
the tool.

denies

belonging
a

the

using
game

Play the
would
make

rapidly.

If any
must

one

uses

wrong

expressionin answering, a forfeit

a

be

paid.

What

good forfeit?

29.

CONTRACTIONS

For

what

two

words

does in the

hasn't
short
0.

stand?
?

Which
the

letter of not
mark that

is omitted takes
the

form

Notice
an

place of
a

It is called
to

trophe. apos-

It is as
as

much
to

mistake
a

omit
In
as

the

apostrophe
trophe, apos-

it would
make

be
a

omit

letter.

writing an
in hasn't.

mark short,straight

Study of
A short

Story
is called
a

159
contraction. very

form

made

in this way and

Pronounce

contraction

apostropheseveral times
of have

clearly.
Write did
the contractions

not, do not, does not,

not.

not, would
alike. letters

not, coidd
The
were

not, has

They

are

all
how

fornied
many

contraction
omitted?
same

of ca^mo/ The

is ca^j'/;

contraction is wonH.
what
two

of will

not is not

rriade in the

way

; it

Mary
does
he

said,"I'll tr"^,mother."
stand? Write
the

For

words

ril

contractions will. What

of you

willy
are

will,they will,she will,we

?
are

letters

omitted

Contractions
in

used
are

more

often

in

speaking than
in

writing. They
letters
when
are
or

sometimes

used

writing
If you think

familiar

in you

writing conversation.
find them you will
so.

notice them how

them
A
or more

in
soon

and stories, be

they
when

formed,
need
is
a

able

to

write

you

to do short

contraction letters.

form

made

by omitting
to

one

An

apostrophe
or

is used

in

contraction

take

the

place

of the letter

letters

omitted.

30.

STUDY

OF

STORY

Rbodopis
upon river,she put
up

and

Her while

Beautiful

Slippers in the

Once

in

them

Rhodopis was wading the bank. her little red slippers on the sky, an eagle saw them. He swept down, in his beak, and flew away.
a

time,

High
seized

i6o

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sank The and dress

Lessons

Rhodopis
bitter tears.

down
red

upon

the
were

river bank
the

and

shed

sUppers
were

godmother,
had. Her
worn.

they
was

the

giftof her fairy only beautiful things she

her
are

in tatters, and beautiful

cloak

was

faded cried.

and

*'My
shall I do shall have

shppers
them?"

lost," she

''What

without
your

"You
else
"

besides,"said
as

her

shppers again, and something godmother, who suddenly appeared.

well. Go
at
once

Do

I say, So

and

all will be

to the

palace."
All the

Rhodopis pattered off

the queen

in her

httle bare

feet.

this time and

king

flying to the palace, where eagle was He their thrones. were sittingupon

flew into the great hall and

quietlylaid

the

shppers in

the

queen's lap.
The lords
saw

and

were ladies-in-waiting

astonished and
some

when said

they
"Ah!"

the and
some

eagle.

Some

said

"Oh!"

strange!" But the king and queen thought only of the dainty Httle fine sons, know that they had two shppers. You must but no daughter. Often and often they had wished that the there httle princess running merrily about were a they talked to each other in low tones palace. And now and looked very happy ! A moment later the king cried to a herald, You are commanded of the shppers. She shall to find the owner be our a royalprincess." daughter must The herald thought that such beautiful slippers to one belong to some very rich person ; so he took them could of them Not so court one lady after another. much crowd her toes into the slippers. as
"
"

said "How

Just
stood
as

as

the herald

rich maidens
at
as

the

the settingout to search among of the city, Rhodopis reached the palace. She door, trembhng with fear,but her cheeks were
was

red

roses.

Study of
"Come "What

Story
said the

i6i

in, Rosy-Cheeked
is your name?" answered the

One,"
as girl,

king, kindly.

"Rhodopis,"
into the hall. what
can

she

timidlyadvanced
?
"

"And

"O
and I

do for you, king," she sobbed, "I have

we am

Rhodopis
lost my

asked

the

beautiful

king. sKppers, king.

a

looking for
are

them."

"You "We have

welcome,
from the the

Rhodopis,"
throne, he
the

exclaimed

the

Ijeen searching for you."

led the

Descending
Then
own

Rhodopis
herald and

to

seat.

he hands

took

from slippers
on

with

his

put them
the with her

At

that instant

girl's tiny feet. godmother appeared fairy

Her

and

touched into

Rhodopis
a on

wand.

ragged

dress

changed

robe her Amid

and a tiny golden crown cloth-of-gold, flowing curls. the king led Rhodopis to great rejoicing her. And this is how waiting to welcome her slippers and became a princessat the

of

sparkled
the queen,

who found

was

Rhodopis
same

time.

Read
as

the

story aloud.

Try

to

use

your

voices theirs.
in

just
the

the persons

in the story must

as

have
was

used

What
river?
a

happened
W^o
tried

Rhodopis
comfort
at

wading
how?

to

her,

and

Tell in
when the peared? ap-

short

story what
What
Tell the

happened
end of the

the

palace

eagle arrived.

happened

after

Rhodopis

story.
Play
are the

Getting

Ready

to

Story

Plan
scene

how

many

players

needed,
the throne

where
room

each shall

shall take

place,and

how

be

arranged.

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Self -Help English Lessons

how the

Show with

eagle seized
did

the

and slippers say,

flew away

them.

How lost !"?

children

Rhodopis
tell how

"My

beautiful

are slippers

Several said
the you
"

may

the

lords and
"

ladies
Notice

Oh

!"

and

"

Ah

!"

and

"

How

strange !
words.

exclamation
how
to
use

marks
your

after these voice.

They
the

tell

Show Several

how
may

Rhodopis
show how

spoke timidly
the the

to

king.
kneel for the

they think
the last.
a

king would
Plan

and
scene

put the
of

slipperson

feet. girl's

at rejoicing

Writing

Note
note to

Each

of you

may

write

short

your

teacher,

her which telling Do and

not

of the

forgetany of
sure

playersyou would preferto be. them when making up your mind,

reason

be

to

give the
teacher

for your

choice.

This it

will
may you

help
not

your

choose her to

the

although players,
of you

be

for possible

give each
STORY

the part

chose.
31.

PLAYING
of children

THE

After
has

one

set

played
on

the Those the

appointed by the teacher of players may set story, another

in the second
set

volunteer.

should

try

to

improve
Should and

first set of

you
some

like to
one

players. play the story again in

to

a a

few

days
of of

invite

visit

you?

Write

note
one

invitation
the best

in your

next

study period,and

send

notes

by

messenger.

Describing J ack-o' -Lanterns

32. CONVERSATION
LESSON

163

Hallowe'en

Fun

What Did
you

merry
use

time

have

you

had

on over

Hallowe'en?

jack-o'-lanterns? Talk
tricks and

interesting
make fun

Hallowe'en and
At
at the

sports, the
no one.

ones

that

same

time harm

dictate directions for pupil. may making a jack-o'-lantern, giving the steps in their The others may pretend that they have proper order. really pumpkins and knives and act as if they were If any direction is not perfectly making the lanterns. the
one 'last,

ask questions. clear,

33.

DESCRIBING

JACK-O'-LANTERNS
to get acquainted jack-o'-lanterns

Here

is

group
one

of

with.
a

Which

would

you

choose

if you

wished

he

Which Jack has jollycompanion? Which once Jack was a boy?

at

forgotten that
is
very

much

astonished

Hallowe'en

tricks?

164
Which
to

-Help English Self

,

Lessons

one

might good
as

you

name

Jack Goodfellow?
others.
any

Tryof
as

think

of

names

for the

Think of the

many

words

that possible the

describe
one

jack-

o'-lanterns.

At

last describe

fully.

34.

DICTATION

LESSON

Study
work.

the

followingnote
will write

carefully.Copy
dictation
reason

it

as

seat
next

You Be

it from

in your

lesson.
and
Dear

ready

to

give the

for every

capital

punctuation mark.

Harry, Yesterday
and

made I

He jack-o'-lantern. him Mr.

to

looked

very Next

kind

jolly.
Will
you

named
we are a

Merryman.
have
some

Wednesday
go

evening
?

going
Mrs.

fun

gether. to-

make

with

us

Somebody

is

lantern and Merrywoman ! going to have a surprise Your friend, Pete

35.

STUDY

OF

STORY

Falling It leaves
was a

Leaves in October. old beech

a

chill, damp
been left.

had
two

evening from the falling

Near said them
one

All

day

the
now

tree, and
other. "I

only

were

hung
leaf to

soHtary nut.
am

"I'm

nearly dead,"
will leaf. but
we

the

growing faint,and
"What second
away,

shall fall soon."

to
us our

happen
"Some of them

when

we

fall?"
went

asked

the

of

companions
to

dancing
the earth.

most

seemed

sink

into

Shall

be

buried, too?"

66

Self -Help English

comforted they finally
?

Lessons

were

What

happened ground?

the following

spring?
How

would
words Use

a mean

leaf float to
:

the

What

do

these

cheery, shoot, rudely, nestled,

a

solitary?
Read

each

in

sentence.

the

story, and

let your

voices felt

show
as

how

the

leaves,the beechnut, and

The

the breeze will

they spoke.
some

exclamation
is feeling

marks shown

help
case

you ?

in

places.

What

in each

Explain all

contractions

used

in the

story.

36.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

The

Uses
uses

of

Leaves

Discuss

in class the
Each
to

of leaves

before
you

and

after
you

they
have

fall.

pupil should
trees

help. If

think

nothing
are can

ask questions. tell,

near

If there much you what

your them the

schoolhouse, see by using

how their
your

how
eyes.

learn

about
to

Notice
of

happens
trees

dead

leaves, what

kind

buds

the

have,
it is warm
seem

and

branches

grow. If you

live where which

so.

in

winter,try
their

to find out

if the winter

trees

to

keep

leaves

all the

do really
you

Whenever it to your Review

have

learned

something

new,

report

classmates.
the

story that

tells why See page

the evergreens
112.

keep

their leaves in winter.

Daily Drill
37. WRITING
"

Exercise

167
SENTENCES

CORRECT

USE

"

Last words and

gone;
:

year

you
are

learned
;
was

to

use were

the following correctly

;

is and
run

and

did and
come; not.

done ;
went

saw

seen;

and

ran;

came

and
am

and

teach words

and
never

learn;
trouble

isn't and
you

Which

of

these Give

now?
was, were,

oral sentences

is,are, using correctly

not.

am teach,learn,isn't,

Half

the

class words

may which
rest

then

write

sentence

for each

of the other

do not need
may

helping words
a

hke

has arid have. word Read is that needs

The
a

write

sentence

for each

helping word.
Raise it. hands
at
once

the

sentences.

if

take mis-

made,

and

correct

38.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Correct

Use

of

Give, Gave,

and

Given say

Children

all over
say

the country sometimes gave,

when give
say of

they should given.

The Look these words words
:

and

gave

when

they
page. word

should

at the

pictureon

the next Which

Which
has

isworking alone ?
are

? helpers

used

tences correctlyin the following sen-

1 2.

Will you

3.
4.

pleasegive me an apple? Yes, I will gladlygive you one. did you give your ball? To whom
I gave Mother Who it to my gave gave
you
me

brother.
a

5.
6.

nickel. watch ?

your

68

Self-IIelpEnglish Lessons

7.
8. 9.
10.
1 1 12.

Santa He He

Claus

gave
an

it to

me.

gave gave

father the

overcoat.
a

baby

rattle.

I have Mother
.

What

given away my knife. has given me a doll. have you given to her ?
You gave have
gave

I gave I have We We

given given
for
a

You
He

given

They They
It gave It has

gave have

given

gave have

He

has

given
sentences

given
groups

Use words

few

days

these

and

of

in your

three-minute

drills.

Study of
Read also
oiice

Two

Poems

169
in
one

each
you

day
need

the
to

sentences

of last

year'sdrills

that

review.

39.

COPYING

SENTENCES

Copy

the

following sentences,
there is
a

using give,gave,

or

givenwherever
1
.

blank.

What

did
"

spring
i" "

the trees ?
green

2.

Spring
Summer

the trees them

leaves. blossoms.
fruit.

3.

beautiful them

4. 'Autumn

has will winter

delicious them?

5.
6.

What The

flowers bees have

we me a

honey

to

the bees.
to
us.

7. The 8. 9.
10.

their

honey

What Father He

have

the bees ?
new

baseball.
too.

Frank

one,

40.

STUDY

OF

TWO

POEMS

The

Difference

Yesterday
I found
out
as

in the afternoon

Looking
And

walking the great big moon, pale as he could be ;

I went he followed
me.

wherever

What When He And

was

he

doing

away
a

up

there in the air?

there

wasn't

bit of dark

acted

as

seemed

as frightened glad to very

he could

be,
me.

stick close to

170
But He He But

-Help English Lessons Self

when it
was

dark
me

and

I went

to

bed,
;

laughed
thinks I'm

at

I'm much

tillhis face grew red. afraid in the dark, you see

more

brave

in the

hght
WOODS

than

he.

VIRGINIA

MACKALL

Listen
to
see

carefullywhile
Who is
in broad

your

teacher
the

reads Did

the poem
you
ever

you.

speaking in

poem?
How
moon

the In

moon

daylight?

did he look ?
is called the

the

poem How

of "Hiawatha"
many

the

Night-sun. night ?
Read
your

signs of being timid

did think
the gave him

did

the
at

Night-sun give?
What
do

How
you

Night-sun change
courage the then ?

the poem

and

try

to

bring out
the

meaning shining

as

teacher

did when

she read about

it to you.
moon

Here

is another

poem

in

: daylight

Daylight In broad

and

Moonlight

and at noon, daylight, Yesterday I saw the moon Sailing high,but faint and white, As a schoolboy's paper kite.
HENRY W.

LONGFELLOW

Do

you
a

like the
paper

picture in this little poem? might

you

What

besides
moon

kite

imagine the daylight

to

to

be ?
one or see

Commit Whenever
you

both
the

of these
moon

poems

memory.

you

shining in enjoy
them.

the

daytime,

will think

of them

and

Study of
41. SPELLING

Picture

171

REVIEW

Review had Use

the

following words.
in your of words in

You

have

probably

all of them each

group

spellingor
an

language lessons.

oral sentence.

Review
them pages

also last write which

on

lists. year'sspelling
the

Who

will find
of the
one

and
on

blackboard
? Be

the very

numbers
sure

they

occur

that not

is overlooked.

Dictionary

Lesson

"

^Seat

Work

Arrange
order

the words

in

the

first two

columns

in the

of their first letters.

42.

STUDY

OF

PICTURE

Pilgrim

School

The school. benches

picture on
The

page

173
sat

shows
on

Pilgrim private
hard the
wooden

children
their

their

mumbling

lessons,while

teacher's

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hummed
you
can
a

spinning wheel
See the the how much

merry about

accompaniment.
the school from

find out the books

picture. Describe punishments,

you the

used, the furniture,

You

clothing. play
"A

Should

like to

Pilgrim School"?
What

will find it very Decide

you
use a

interesting.
many

how for

pupils there will be.

of

can

skeins
do?

yarn?
The

What

naughty
teacher

things thought
as

might

pupil
was

Pilgrim
very

whispering naughty
troubled Choose
to
was

very,

naughty.
Do you

Almost

a misspelling

word.

think which

them? for the teacher Make

and
a

pupils children play

for

who fun.

like

play school.
A

this

genuine

second

set

of children

may

play if there is time.

STORIES

43.

WRITING

Imagine that
a

you

are

Pilgrim boy
first of
at
once

or

and write girl,

story about
you
a

your

school,the
your
manner

games

play, or
story.
do
not

Thanksgiving, the dressing.

on

Select

and good title, Ask

start

the

part of your
words you

your

teacher

how

interesting to spell any

know.

plainly,and remember capitals,punctuation marks, forgetthe date.

Write
These

indention,margins,
and

spelling.Do
an

not

compositions would
one

make

book. interesting for it ?

?

Will

some

make

suitable
on

cover

What

should

you

like to have

the

cover

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Self -Help English Lessons

44. CONVERSATION
"

LESSON

The

Thank-

You

Day

"

Thanksgiving Day Day."

over

has you

been
to

called the

"Thank-youfor? Talk it

What

have

be thankful

in class. you

Are

thankful
On
pages

that 125

you

live in
126

great, free
will find

country?
"

and

you

America."

Learn

all the stanzas

and

singthem

often.

45.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

Correct

Use

or

Grew, Blew,
that

Threw,
:

and

Knew

Here and

are

four

words

rhyme
use

grow, the
are

blow,throw, growed,
words
!

know.

Sometimes

children
knowed.
are

forms
no

Mowed, throwed, and

The
correct

There

such

forms

grew,

blew, threw, and

we use

knew.
the

With
forms
1. 2.

has, have, and

grown,
I threw The Ned The Who wind knew

other

helping words,

blown,thrown, and known.

the ball blew
over

the fence.

fiercely.

3.
4.

all his lessons.

plants grew
threw
grew

rapidly.
?

5.
6. 7.

the snowball faster than

May
The We
my

Puritans blew
soap

8. I knew I have The The

Jennie. how knew to spin. bubbles all the morning.

The wind wind threw has

lesson.
my

blew.
has blown.

known

lesson.

The Ben

plants grew. plants have

the ball. the ball.

grown.

Ben

thrown

Language
the above

Game
in your

175

Use

for

few

days
a

sentences

daily

drills.
once

Select also

review

drill and

read

the sentences

each

day.

46.

LANGUAGE

GAME

Asking

and

Answering
to

Questions

Before four

you

come

class, each
to

pupil

may

write should
:

questions. The requirethe use of one

blew,threw, knew.
for instance
What
:

answer

each

question
be

of the

following words

grew,

These

questionsmight

written,

1. 2.

did did did

you

the orange the

tree

do? with the his

What
What Did

monkey
do
your

do
to

cap?
leaves?

3.
4.

the wind know

dry

lesson ?

Form

two
on one

lines

as

for

a a

spellingmatch. question.
it If the
The

The first

first

pupil
on

side reads

pupil
one

the

opposite side
four
words reads
answers

answers

promptly, using
answer

of

the

above.
a

is correct,

this
on

pupil then
a

the first side It is

good plan
threw
on

to

question. The second pupil and so the game it, goes on. have the four words blew,grew,
blackboard
where

knew,
them.

and

the

all

can

see

Play Pupils who

At
a

the game make

a

rapidly.
mistake
must

should
pay
a

drop

out

of the
will

game.

the last

they

forfeit.

WTiat ?

make

good forfeit

for this

particular game

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47.

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GETTING

English Lessons
FOR CHRISTMAS

READY

Christmas
is
none

follows
soon

Thanksgiving
to

so

closelythat
ready
for

it
the

too

begin

to

get

holiday.
Do
1. one or a

two

of these

things:
as

Make
one

picturebook
else.

you

did last year

to send

to

some 2.

Make

storybook

for your

class

telling library,
write

how
3.

Christmas Plan
a

is celebrated

in other

countries.

program
to your

for Christmas

exercises and

invitations After

parents and
you Use

friends.

deciding w^hat
in

will

do,

discuss

the

plans

thoroughly
for

class.
out.

several

language periods

carrying them
48. STUDYING

CHRISTMAS

NOTE

Is it not your
next

about lesson you that

time
you

to

write write

to

Santa
to

Claus?

In

may

notes

him, telling
Did

him
you

what know

would Santa
as

like

to

have

him

bring you.
and ?
:

Claus
as

likes

boys

girlswho

think
Here

of others

well

themselves

is

boy's note
Claus,

to

study today

Dear I
many

Santa

hope your reindeer things. Will you

King
a

are

very

strong, because

I want

so

"The and Santa

of the bear
to

woolly
Claus

train of cars, a please bring me Golden River," a pair of roller skates, And to bed? to take please ask Mrs.
a

make

sweater

for

mother.

She

wants

Studying
one

Christmas

Note

177
I wish I

very A

much.

could.

Merry

will fill your Christmas ! Who Your

stocking?
true

friend,
B. Pelton

James
How many him ?

things did James

Notice
other how the each

ask

Santa

Claus
for

to
are

bring for
and

things he
Read
off from

asks

set off from

see

by

commas.

the sentence each other

.

if your
we

voice

also sets them

a

Whenever

write

list of

things,we
the
sentence

follow

each

by
when

comma

because the

this makes
makes

easier to
hearer

read, just as
the

voice

it easier for the

If you the
commas.

sentence

is

spoken.
Christmas Do

ask

Santa

Claus

for several Notice

words

things,remember
how

Merry
ask "A

is written.

Do
a

these ?

tell or

anything ?

they form
!" and
you

sentence

Expressions like
New

Merry Christmas
"I
you
a

"A
a

Happy Merry
Year."

Year!"
and

really mean
"I these

wish

Christmas" What

wish

Happy
after the
are

New

feelingdo
the asked for.

expressionsshow?
before and marks in
a :

Notice book

marks

title of the
in

These
a

always used
Make you Have
.

writingthe
in

title of
when marks
use

book

sentence.
" "

them often

this way these

you

write
in

noticed
very

books?
you

They

have

another

common

which

will learn later.

Writing

Notes

to

Santa

Claus

Write
and

note

to

Santa

Claus.
can

Study
from

the model

fully care-

get all the help you

it.

178
Here
are

-Help English Self

the
may

Lessons

titles of wish
You

some

good
Santa

books

for

boys and
one or

girls. You
more

to

ask

Claus lists on

for

of them. 252.
Tales.
Days
of on

will find other

pages

124

and
Fairy In

Hans

Christian
Ahhie

Andersen. Farwell Brown.

the

Giants.
a

Santa The Tommy

Claus Christmas Trot's

Lark.

Washington Gladden.
Evaleen Santa Stein. Thomas Nelson Claus.

Porringer. Visit
to

Page.
49.

AFTER-CHRISTMAS

STORIES

Christmas
the done

is
some

time
very

when

hearts

feel

warm.

TeU
you
true

story of
or

kind

Christmas
These

act

have hero

have
even

heard

about.

will be

stories

if they do not

tell about

great things.
TREES

50.

DESCRIBING

TWO

CHRISTMAS

The A little fir grew there

Little

Fir

Tree

in the midst

of the

wood,
stood
;

Oh,
His His And The

in his evergreen
were were

dress he with

branches needles

sweet

the balsam the white

was

green

where and
a

smell. snow fell,

"

always contented
very

happy

he,

best kind

of

Christmas

tree.
HENRY VAN DYKE

Describe
the

the

picture tree.
tree? Learn it and

What
the

do

you

like about when

word-picture
have

little poem

you

read

studied

it.

Describing

Two

Christmas

Trees

179

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Self -Help English Lessons

51. WRITING
"

THANK-YOU

LETTERS

"

Write book.
marks
Dear

note

thanking
the then

some

person
note.

for

Christmas all
the

Read

following

Explain

used,

and

write yours.

Grandmother,
thank read and it you

I can't I have

Mary,
best

Alice that

enough for "Alice through twice since have read it,too. We

ever

in Wonderland." Christmas. all think

Ned,
it is the

book

was

written. Your

lovinggrandchild,
Bess

52.

LANGUAGE

GAME

The

Birthday
on a

Party

Each

child will write

for the

slipof

paper feast.

the The

name

of

something good
collects the
in two The

birthday
and

leader

of slips

paper,

the game

is then

played
notices

parts.
leader
takes
on one

of the

slipsof

paper,

what

is written
The

it,and
who

asks, "Who

brought the ice

it

cream?"

child

brought

immediately brought
are slips

"I brought replies, the

same

the ice cream."

answer.

If several

thing,all will
all have
up,

When

told what
the leader

they brought,

the

mixed

and of the
was

gives one
and that

to

each
states

pupil
that it all.
eaten

for he He it

his share
ate

feast.
to

Each

pupil then

what

given

him,
ate
an

he ate

says,

for instance, "I

orange.

I have

aU."

82 Which

Self -Help English

wear

Lessons

cost?
any

out

rather

quickly?
wear

Does How

it make
does

difference

how

fast

they

out? home ?

taking care
\Vliat
as can as

of these
you do

thingshelp at
to

make

the

following things last

: shoes, dresses, jackets,mittens, possible What other things in the gloves, carpets, books, hats? them home need care last longer? to make

long

In

what

ways

can

you

take

care

of

the
to

school

property?
Does

Does

the
at

school
school?

property

belong

you?

thrift matter

54.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

Another

Form

of

Thrift

Here The

are

two

picturesshowing

the

same

back

yard.
do you

first is called

^'Before.''Before
you

what? ? What first

Which
think the

picturedo

like the better

to

boy is saying thinking in plan

is to Tell how

himself

in the

picture?
covered and

What
His with what of the

is he
next

the second
a

picture?
of land
a now

use

patch

weeds.

he

might lay out

garden,
your

vegetables he might raise if he lived in

country.
makes he
a use

part

If he

profitof
the
money

five ?

dollars What

on

his
a

garden, thrifty
a

how

might
with who

would be

boy do

it?
not

What learned do

things might
the lesson with

bought by
wished

boy

had would it to

of thrift ?

What
to have

you
use

five dollars if you

in the

future?

Daily Drill

Exercises

183

^^^

Before

After

55.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISES

Correct

Use

of

Rang

and

Rung
the

Rang
sentences.

and

rung

are

used

correctlyin
words and
were

following
words used

Which and
have?

of the
Was

needs
may

helping
also be

like has
as

helpers.
Who
I have
rang

the bell ? it twice.

rung

184

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Sang
AND

Lessons

Sung
rang and rung, needs and
a

These
are

words in the

rhyme
same

with
way.

they

used
?

Which

helping

word

We

all sang has

"America."
sung

Mother

the

baby

to

sleep.

Do

you

remember

playing "Birthday
think rung. that

Party"?
that
say,

Sometimes

children
rang and

bring
^^

has

forms
that
we

rhyme
"/

with

Remember

I I brought, bring, If your

have br ought.

Review

the game.

class makes
team

mistakes
a

in

using
in

these

words,

make

as

work

list of
sentences

sentences

using them
your

correctly. Keep
books,
minute
Read review For and
use

these them

language
your

for

few

days in

three-

drills. also
once

each

day the

sentences

of

one

of the

drills. the
next

three
to

lessons

you

will

give all People

a

your
not

language periods
write
as

writing letters.
takes of

do

much

as

they talk,but it
a

good deal
make

of

practiceto get
the

the form

letter

to exactly right,

letter

to interesting,

express
to

it in clear sentences

without

too

many

and^s, and

spellall the words

teacher
oral

rectly. cor-

During
be

these

letter-writing days,
to

your

may

able to

give specialattention Perhaps

answers

your

language
Ask
her

in other

lessons.
their

she short

will ask

questions that

requirefor

paragraphs.

Letter

Writing
in all lessons lessons is

185

to

tell you

if your that and

you

language
have

improving.
to

Remember you

language

only

help

speak

write

at correctly

other

times.

56.

LETTER

WRITING

So far you
can
now

have

been

writing notes,
it

and

probably

you

arrange

all the parts Prove

properly and
to

punctuate
blackboard
can

them and you

correctly.

by going
note.

the

quicklywriting a are ready for new

the letter that

short

If you

do

this,

lessons in letter follows

:

writing.
Street

Read

24

Bolton

Cleveland, Ohio

January
Dear

5, 1922

Bessie,
thanks for your that

Many
little bird
more

lovely Christmas
I wanted "In the

present.

What

told you
any
we

Days
Rain,

of Giants"

than

other had

book?
a

Last hail
are

night
came

terrible

storm.

snow,

and
streets

all

down with ice.

covered

together. I just saw

to to

This
two

morning
children

the fall.

Poor

Uttle

things!
my
are

Give
When

dearest you all

love

Uncle visit
us

John
?

and

Aunt

Fannie.

coming

Lovingly, Jennie
There and
you
are

several

things to
one

learn
a

about

this

letter,
in is

will

study
This

them

at

time. have
not

What
your

part has

the letter that you

used

notes?

part is called the heading. Why

86

-Help English Self

a

Lessons

that have

good
you

name

for it ?

Which

part of the heading

What

had

practice in writing? heading

tell about the

does

the

first part of the the letter? The Your

answer

girlwho

wrote

place
address
your

where in the

you

live

is called
tells the the

your
one

address. who

heading
to

will

letter how

address

envelope.

57.

WRITING

ADDRESSES

Write
it in
a

the

heading
Put in all

of

letter

just as

you

would

write

real letter.

Will the headings of your

marks punctuation when

letters all you

be alike ?
them. It may

get to

be necessary
some

to

practiceplacing the heading,

up
more room

because
do.

addresses
where the

take

than in the
state

others model.

Notice
name

heading is placed city or

use

If the

of your need and

:

street

or

is very
words

long, you

may

to
name

short

forms

for the
The

street, avenue,
are

the

of the state.

following

all correct

Pennsylvania Ave. St. 306 St. Lawrence Pa. Philadelphia,

54

The

only short
now are

forms you

which

it is

important for
to
use

you

to

learn

those

yourselfneed
the

in

writing
short

letters.
form is
a

Remember

that

period after
that

the

part of the spelling.

your

When

teacher

tells you

you

have

written

Another

Lesson

in

Letter

Writing

187

your
a

and heading correctly

at

have

placed it well,leaving
paper for for
a a

margin
the work.

the

right,keep
three times

the
every

model.
week
as

Write
seat

heading
By

day
you

the end

of the week without the

should

be able

to write

it

and accurately
LESSON at

hesitation. slightest
WRITING

58.

ANOTHER

IN

LETTER

Look

once

more a

the

letter

you

are

studying.
way
to discover

Besides
from

having

heading, it is different
have been read

in another

the notes

you

writing. Try
any

the difference before you You have been Do

farther and
notes

in this lesson.
of is

writing stories
you The house In that
see

only

one

paragraph.
like
a

that

paragraph
and

something
all
are

family ^
same

father, mother,
or

children

live in the
so

apartment
same

because

they

closely related.
"

the

way

sentences

that

belong together
the
same

is, sentences
a

that

tell about

thing
did

"

live

together in

paragraph. paragraph
to
we

What What When

Jennie write about

about write

in the first

did she write

we

in the second

? in the third ? tell

our

letters,we
each.

often

wish

friends about
use a

several different

and things, How does

therefore

paragraph for
the will

indenting the

paragraphs help
You

reader?
to

compositions of one paragraph, and your letters will have only one graph parabut if they tell about one thing. But if in a different things, letter you tell about entirely as Jennie
continue

write

did, make

separate paragraph for each.

88

Self-Help English
Writing
a

Lessons

Letter

Today happy
to

you

may
to

write

a an

short

letter

first how telling from the person

storm snow-

you

were are

get

invitation then

whom
or

you
an

writing,and
will your

describinga
some

out-of-doors

frolic of

sort.

How

many

paragraphs
before

letter contain ?
Your

Think in

you

write !

letter will be handed

justas" you
If you

write it the first time. letters interesting

and read that from them you

receive

friends,will
to

you

sometimes

bring them

the class ? in books

letters Bring also interesting

that you

find

read.

F 370

C.-cJUyUf-T/ytXyCC'

Addressing

the

Envelopes

When
done

you

have

written

what letter,

else must

be
a

before

it

can

be

sent?

Why

do

you

use

stamp ?

190

Self-Help English

Lessons

Study of
drills for often made
a

Poem other

191

few

days.

Or, drill

on

some

error

in your

class.

60.

STUDY

OF

POEM

This
who used
grew

poem

was

written

by
then

Robert also.

Louis
As
a

Stevenson,
When
he

wrote to

"Autumn
stories
man

Fires" and

little boy he

read
a

play

them.
some

to be

he wrote

many

poems,

of which This

tell of the lesson while

good^times
one

he had these

"making believe."
poems.

gives
your

of

Listen

carefully
you

teacher

reads the

it to you.

Perhaps

will
same

enjoy looking at
time.

words

and

at listening

the

The

Land

of

Storybooks

At

evening when

the

lamp

is lit,

Around

They
And

the fire my parents sit ; sit at home and talk and sing,
not

do

play

at

anything.
I crawl

Now,
And

with

my

littlegun,

All in the dark follow

along

the

wall,

round

the forest track

Away

behind

the sofa back.

There,

in the

night where
camp that I

none

can

spy,

All in my hunter's And play at books Till it is time

to

lie.
read

I have

go to bed.

192
These These And The

Self -Help English

are are

Lessons

the

these hills,

are

the
;

woods,

the starry sohtudes the river

there

by

whose
to

brink

roaringhons

come

drink.

I As

see

the others

far away

if in fireht camp

they lay,
Indian

And

I, hke

to

an

scout.
about.

Around

their party

prowled

So

when

my

nurse across

comes

in for me,
the sea. looks

Home And At
my go

I return
to

bed

with of

backward

dear

land

storybooks.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Did
a

you

see

the What
a

pictures clearly?
is
gun
a

solitude
Who the
can

is

lonelyplace.
a

starry solitude?
show

take

pointer for
"round
a

and

just how
children

little

boy crawled
What
does

the forest track"? do?

may

scout

Two show

may

be

the

parents and
would
out

another around

how Two

the

Indian
may

scout act

prowl

them.

children

the

last stanza.
the poem. You

Read

What will
see

do you
the

like about

it?
and

Read
more

it often.

picture more
the poems

each time. clearly

Are lower

you

remembering

to

review

learned in recited
casionally oc-

schools grades? In some at opening exercises.

they

are

Copying
61. STUDY

and

Dictation

193

OF

POEM

Windy Whenever Whenever All A Late the

moon

Nights and is
stars
are

set,

the wind

high,
and

night long in
man

the dark

wet,

goes

in the does

ridingby. night when the

fires

are

out.
?

Why

he

gallopand gallopabout
are

Whenerer And

the trees

crying aloud.
at sea.

ships are
the
at
a

tossed low

By By By

on

highway,

and

loud,
1

By
at

he

gallop goes he. and then a gallop he goes, back at a gallop again. comes
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Who wind
to

wrote

this

poem?

What

does

he

imagine the
Land
some

be ?
to

Commit

memory

this poem

or

"The
may

of

Storybooks."
other

Or,

if you

prefer,you
There
are

choose that You

you

Stevenson

poem.

many

will

enjoy in "A
the
owns

Child's Garden

of Verses."
one

will find

book
a

in any copy

public library. Will

?

of you

who

bring it to school
62. COPYING AND

DICTATION

Copy the followingletter as seat work, trying to get it rightin every particular.In class you will write it
from dictation.

194
If you

Self -Help English

think
every

Lessons

time

of the

arrangement
will
soon

of the be you

parts, margins, indentions, etc., you

to

able
are

give all
Notice
how

your

attention

to

the

thoughts

expressing.
the
comma

is used

in

writingthe
Ave. New

list of

in gifts

the first sentence.

25 Westfield

Trenton,
Dear

Jersey
2, 1922

February
Phil,
Uncle

John

sent

me seem a

rooster, two
to

and pullets, When

guinea
near

pig. They them, they

me a

don't make

Hke

city life.
This Wild
noon

I go

great fuss.
!
to

father

brought
Think

book

called poor love

callingthe
Give
my

"Taming things wild

Tom and

Animals."

of

to

both

the

dogs.
Your

friend,

Jack
Learn
here? Habit
and it
soon

S.

the

followingquotation. Why

is it

given

is

cable.

We
so

weave

thread
we

of it each break

day,
it.

becomes

strong that
HOW THINGS

cannot

63.

EXPLAINING

ARE

DONE

State

clearlyhow
Select
Do
not
one

one

of the you many

followingkinds of
know about
sentences

work

is done.

that
too

somewhat then.

fully.
1.

begin
cup

with

Making

of tea.

2.

3.

Shoeing a Setting a

horse. table.

Answering
4.

Questions

195

5.
6.

7. 8.
9.

Making a kite. Preparing the soil for seed. Washing dishes. Studying a dictation lesson. Turning in a fire alarm. Feeding chickens.

64.

ANSWERING

QUESTIONS
this poems
were

A Robert The

teacher Louis

once

asked

question :
is your
three

Which

of

Stevenson's

favorite ? children
:

followinganswers
poem

given by

The

of Robert

Louis

Stevenson's

that is my

favorite

is

"My My
"In

Shadow." favorite the Land Stevenson of poem is ''The is my

Wind."

Storybooks"

favorite.

Which

of the children
Was the

tried to

use

all the words Did the other

in the

question?
answer

this

necessary?

dren chil-

question fully?
work
to
answer are

In

your

school

you

are

questions. Try wasting words.

Think Think Think way. what what how

them the

constantlyanswering fully,but without

to

These

steps

take

the you
to

questionmeans.
should
state
answer. answer

your

in the

most

direct

Which

is the

best what

of the
two

following answers
ways

to
sun

the

question, "In plants?"

does

the

help

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The The The
sun sun

-Help English Self

Lessons

two

helps plantsby giving them lightand heat. givesplants hght and heat. in which the sun helpsplantsare by giving ways
heat.

and light

Your

teacher

will

give you
Try
to

five
answer

questionsfrom
them in the

your
most

geography lessons.
direct way.
Do you
see

how

your

language lessons help all other

lessons ?

65.

ASKING

AND

ANSWERING

QUESTIONS

As under

seat

work for

write
the

three
answer.

each

leaving a space questions, while They should be worththe

questions.
These papers will be

exchanged and
and
answers

answers

written

in class.
the

Questions

will then
answer can

be be

read,
Ask

and

class will decide

if the

improved.
your

teacher

to

hang
DRILL

up

some

of the best papers.

66.

DAILY

EXERCISE

Correct

Use cried

of

May

and

Can the

"Oh,

Mother,"

Harry
over

Bates, bursting into

"can I go sitting room, "Certainly, Harry," you ask?

was

and

play
Mrs.

with

Ned?"

answered
can

Bates.

"Why

do

You

know

you

go."
to to

been allowed puzzled, for he had never visit his friends without permission. But, too happy he seized his cap and started for the door. question,

Harry

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4

English Self-IIelp
May May May May May May May
I take
we
we

Lessons

my

notebook

home

5 6
7 8
9
lO

write

fairy stories today

Cindcrelki home with
?
me

play
go

Alice I
I
we

? pencil look at the pictures? ? write a note to the principal

sharpen my

67.

SPELLING

LESSON

Review
of words the
names

also the words in sentences. of the

on

page

171.

Use

the groups

With

what

kind

of letters do

holidaysbegin ?

The

names

of

holidays begin with capitalletters.

68.

DICTIONARY

LESSON

For words

seat

work

arrange

in

order alphabetical

all the

in the last
you

lesson. spelling
to

Suppose
list of
5

wished

find the word take

a

sugar
to go

in

long

words.

It would

long time

through

Study of
the entire
s? of the but list, Does
u

Story
What

199 letter

this
come

is unnecessary.
near

follows
or

the

beginning, middle,

end

alphabet ?
teacher Index
to

In which

part of the listwould

you

look

for the word

sugar

? you

Ask
words

your

give

in the

of this book

practicein finding and in alphabetically

arranged lists in
of the second

your

spellers. thinking alphabetically,

Arrange the followingwords

letter of each
:

salt,sometimes, sweep, sentence, shine, sugar, 'small,

snail,' simple.
Seat Work

For

the next

three

days

arrange

each

day

one

of the

: following lists alphabetically

blanket, bank, border,built, bend, break,better,

cramp, clock, camp, church, cent, corner,

plant,peace, practice, pinch,poultry, part, put.

69.

STUDY

OF

STORY

The

Country
once

Mouse

and

the

City his
came,

Mouse who
went

citymouse
country.
and dear in the barn

paid
for

visit to time

cousin

lived into

in the
the

When

dinner

they

searched

grains of
the
you

wheat.

"My
remain

cousin," said country

Come like

city mouse,
have

where
to
a

"why nothing
I

do but

you the

plainest food?
that
you

shall Hve

city with me. king. My pantry

the

is

promise always full

of the

choicest

food."

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Self-IIelp English
"Thank
you
a

Lessotis

thousand often wished

times,"
to
see

said what

the

countryis

mouse.

"I

have

city Ufe

Uke." So the off

they pattered
Uved.

and

soon

reached

the house the

where

city mouse *'Now, my

the

city mouse ''Why did

"I

They went dear cousin, let us cordially.

I stay in the country
as

to directly eat

pantry.
said

and

be

merry,"

so

long?" exclaimed
cheese and in cake kindness

the and

country

mouse,

he
never

greedilyate
forget your
door

honey.
me

shall

bringing
came

here."

Just
"Follow The

then

the pantry

opened, and

maid

in.

me," whispered the city mouse mice ran swiftly to the hole which
to

in great formed the

fright.
mouse

entrance

the

pantry.
mice have been here

"Those maid "I

as

thievish
she brushed

again,"
and

said

the

must

up the crumbs send in the cat." certainly mice heard the word

of cake

cheese.

When

the

cat, they trembled

as

with

fright. A long time passed,however, and did not out again. they ventured come,
found nibble
some

their enemy time

This

dehcious when the

beans. door

Scarcely had

they they begun to

cat

them

opened
the cat

and

great white

crept into the pantry.

"Now
them. I have you !" hissed
as

she sprang

toward

"Oh!
"Run

Oh!

Oh!"

squeaked
life!" cried

the the

country

mouse.

for your
across

city mouse.
reached the
see

Both the

mice
in

dashed

the

pantry.

They
could

hole

but justoutside they safety,

green eyes.

gleam

of the cat's

When

the

mice

had

recovered

somewhat

from

their

fright,the country mouse going back to my country

dear cousin, I am said, "My home. Stay here, if you like.

Study of
As
for me, I

Story
fare and
a

201

prefer my

plain coijntry

life of

peace."
Read the

story of "The
Did
you
see

Country
the

Mouse

and

the you

City Mouse."
read ? Whom did the

as clearly pictures

citymouse
How

visit ?

What

did

they have give

mouse

for dinner? the

What
mouse?

invitation

did the did

the

city mouse
country

country

accept it?

What

did

they
that
to

do

when

they

reached

the

city mouse's
Hwv the do feast? the
must

pahtry ?
you know
came

the the

country

mouse

enjoyed
Tell say she

Who
escape do?

party uninvited?
What did the maid mice did

about

of the mice.

she

What

were

the

doing while
when ?

brushed found
were

up

the crumbs

What

they do

they
How

that their enemy,

the cat, did not time? you

appear

they frightenedthe second

escape.

Tell the

story

of their second

How What

do
was

know
the

that
on

they
the

had

narrow mouse

escape?
? the

effect

country
What
way
to
same

do

followingexpressionsmean?

good
mean

teU will be to

that give other expressions

the

thing. for grains of wheat cordially; mouse

out ;

Searched

choicest

food ; said
to

the

city mouse
ventured
to

entrance

the

pantry;

again;

delicious

beans ;

had

scarcely begun
understand,

nibble; recovered from their fright ; plain country fare.

If there
are

any

expressions you
your

do

not

ask

questionsof

classmates.

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THE

Lessons

70.

PLAYING

STORY

How

many How

children
can

will

be

needed?
a mouse

How

many in the

scenes?

you

arrange

hole

pantry ? Several children

ate

may How Show

show

how the the

cat

the country

mouse

the

cheese.

did
how
as

city
mice

mouse

whisper
with the

''Follow

me"?
to

trembled
How

fright. Try
country
for your Show
mouse

hiss

the

did. Oh!"?

did

life"
how that

squeal "Oh! the city mouse as

the mice the

Oh!

Say
the

"Run

probably said
across

it.

dashed

pantry.
story,
even

Notice
the if it

from

beginning to

the end every

of the

mice
was

were

doing something

moment,

only trembling with fright.

the

Does when

story tell what

other

the mice the

said to each Of

other
course

the

city mouse

reached

country ?
not

they greeted each justwhat

you

politely.Do
same

try

to

member re-

the mice of the

say

said in the story, words.

you

although
the

will

use

some

Have

story

itselfin

mind, and
say.

what

think would
to

be natural
as

thingsto
eat

You

may

wish

talk

more

the mice

the cheese.

Several
others

sets

of children

may

act

out

the

story.

The
was was

in the

class will tell if

Be
sure

well

dramatized.

they think the story tell exactly what to

of

good.
to

Suggest better
the

ways of

actingthe story.

Plan
a

have

best

set

actors

play

the

story for

younger

grade.

Story of George Washington

Pronunciation Drill

203

Drill
a

on

the
or a

pronunciation of
two
at

the

followingwords
of each

for

minute

the Review

beginning
also page

language

lesson for

week.

140.
an

since

length
clothes

ate

apple
and bad

pretty
drowned

yes,

sir

pumpkin
STORY OF GEORGE

good

71.

WASHINGTON

On

what the
at
once

day

do

we

celebrate
:

Washington's birthday ?

Read
While

followingstory
some saw a

distance

from

his that

home, George
few that home could the and
owner

ington WashHe

fieryhorse
animal
so

ride.

admired
"

the

noble

much

said, again

boy, if you can ride without being thrown, he George leaped upon the My
When he
"

the horse shall be animal

back

yours."
and
was

off like the wind.

the owner of the proudly rode back a little later, The horse is yours." word. horse said, I always keep my "No," answered George, "I was thrown once, although I did not let
go
t"^

of the

reins."

What

does

this story teach

as a

about

George Washington's
story until
you

character
can

boy?
those

Study

the

tell it well.
are

Use than

the words
you

of the book

whenever
use.

they
For

better
next

might otherwise
may each

your short

lesson, you
some

be
man.

prepared
You

to

tell

story about
a man

great
the

may

choose
or

either who

whom your

entire country

honors,

one

belongs to

special part

of the country.

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72.

Self-Help English
TELLING THE HERO

Lessons

STORIES

When
one.

the Tell

stories have you

all been the

told, choose
hero

the best

why

admire

described.

73.

PICTURE

WRITING

Are you

you

stilltryingto
word

see

in pictures

your

mind

when

read

pictures?
of poetry tell how
to
see

The

followinglines

Hiawatha

did

his

writing. Try picture

From Took On his his

the

pictures clearly.

pouch he took his colors, paints of different colors,

bark of the birch and
tree

the smooth
many

Painted Wonderful
And each

shapes

and

figures, mystic figures,

a

figurehad
he drew
a

meaning.
a

For For

the earth the

line, straight
it ;

sky

bow

above

White

for daytime, the space between Filled with little stars for nighttime, On the left the the

On On
And

point for sunrise. righta point for sunset. top a point for noontide ;
a

for rain and

Waving lines Footprints pointing toward a wigwam Were a sign of invitation, Were a sign of guests assembling.
When
sure

cloudy weather descending from it.'

the

poem

has

been

read what

and carefully,

all

are

that

they

understand

Hiawatha

did,

seven

2o6

Self-Help English
The Shadow

Lessons

At
At At And

sunrise he's
noon

giant tall ;
and small.

he's he

withered, lean

sunset
covers

regains his height, all the land at night.

JOHN
BANNISTER TABB

The Make

asters asters

by

the roadside

in the brook.
HELEN HUNT

JACKSON

All around

Stood

the

happy village maize fields, green and

the
HENRY
W.

shining.
LONGFELLOW

Why

is "a

singing speck"
in you the

good
word

name

for words

bird
pressions ex-

singing high
do

air?

What Which

other

or

like?

picture do

you

like best?
Show

Why?
what these
:

words

mean

by using each
Use the blackboard.

in

an

sentence original

lean, maize fields, regains. Explain

selection. write it from

clearlythe second
Learn your your

favorite, and study period.

76.

memory

during

CONVERSATION

LESSON

Our

Friends

in

Other

Lands

Read much

the
you

picture on
can

the

opposite page.
it of the Dutch
Each

See

how

learn

from

children's

clothing, houses, customs,

etc.

pupil may

give

Conversation

Lesson

207

2o8

Self-IIelp English
short

Lessons

orally a
him. Can
any

paragraph

about

what

most

interests

of you

tell the story of "The

do
not

Little Hero
your

of

Haarlem"?
to

If you

know

it,ask

teacher

tell it to you

sometime.

77.

NEW

USE

OF

THE

APOSTROPHE

Review What
In the work

the

lesson the

on

Contractions
do in

on

page

158.
in two Prove

does

apostrophe
the

contractions?

followingsentence
Are

apostrophe is used
contractions?
"

different words.
your The
answer.

they

both

Dutch

boy's

cap

isn't like

ours.

If used

a pupil possible,

may
can

tell why
do
so,

the
answer

apostrophe
the

is

in

boy^s.
letter in

If

no

one

ing follow-

questions:
What omitted is omitted in isnH? owned Is
any

letter
Dutch

boy's? What
?
5 were

thing

by boy
were

the

boy is mentioned
The

apostrophe and
the
not

added
s

to

to

show

that the

he owned
word than

clothes. show

If the

alone

added,
mean

would
one

possession.
word shows

It would

more

boy.
that

Notice the
name

when

ownership, like boy's, immediately.

in the

of what

is owned of the

follows it

Explain the
sentences
:

use

apostrophe

following

Copying
1.

Lesson

209

Harry's

book

isn't

interesting.
start

2.

Why
She

doesn't isn't

May

for school ? because her

3.

going today
chickens
are

brother's

arm

is

broken.
4.

Hiawatha's Will you

glad springhas
Mr. Smith's

come.

5.

please catch
Mother,
but I'm

horse

for

him,
me.

Ned?
6.
7.

I'll try,

afraid he's too touched her with

swift for
a

Cinderella's

godmother
copy

wand.

For

seat

work,

from

your

readers it stands

five contractions

and
this way
:

write after each

what

for.

Do

it in

I'll

I will.

Then

write

three
an s

originalsentences
to show
s are

containing
or

an

apostrophe and
An
or

ownership
to the

possession.
of
one

apostrophe
thing
to

and

added

name

son per-

denote
78.

possession.
COPYING LESSON

Copy
reason

the for

followingstory
every Be
as

in

class.
and

Think

of

the

punctuation ready
to

mark
answer

the your

apostrophes.
teacher
asks

particularly question any

she passes
He his
own

your

desk.
wear

Jan
His

lives in Holland.
and be !

doesn't
are

shoes

Kke

ours.

sister's shoes
must

made Uke
to

of wood.
wear

How ?

heavy they

Should

you

them

Language

Bulletin may

Board
a

Ask

your

teacher for
a

if you

have

small part of the

If you have

blackboard

language bulletin

board.

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blackboard
board
:

Lessons

not
a

space

enough, perhaps
and

you Use

can

paint

smooth

black

hang

it up.

it in the

followingway
Your teacher of the

will each bulletin

on

day appoint
board
for the

charge
This in which

pupil to take following day.

one

pupil will write

an

the bulletin board and

s are

sentence to

apostrophe
sentence

used

denote

possession. The
class time.
at

should take

be

written

before
or

You

will then of the

just a minute
to
see

two,

the

beginning
is

language lesson
and
to

if the
use

sentence

written correctly
the

explainthe
for seat

of

the

apostrophe. Copy
79.

sentence

work.

DICTATION

LESSON

Today
It will be
a

you

will write
a

short that
out

letter from
you

dictation.
make
use

of such

nature

should the

not

single mistake.

Look

for

of

the

apostrophe!
80. DAILY DRILL EXERCISE

The

Second

Drive

"

Don't
use

and

DoesnH your

What drive ? DonH DonH

word Have

did you
you

try

to

correctlyin
?

last

fullysucceeded
are

and doesn't is used

reason a

both

correct

in certain sentences.

much

oftener
some

than persons

doesn't,and
use

perhaps
short

this is the Don't form is

why
form

it always. doesn't is
a

short

for do not, and

for does not.

Daily Drill
The The

Exercise

211

followinggroups
of each each

of words the

are same

arranged in pairs. meaning.

Use and

groups
a

pair have
group

in

sentence

of words

containing don't

doesnH.

DoesnH We
"He say

is used "He
does

whenever

does and "She

not

would
we

be

correct.

not,"
say
we

therefore
does
say

should
and "It

say

doesn't."

We

not"
"She

does
and and say

not," and
"It

therefore

should "The
for and

doesn't" does
we

doesn't." does book

We

say

book
reason

not" should

"Frank
"The

not,"

and

this

doesn't"

"Frank also be
and

doesn't."
correct.

Use

doesn't whenever
Use

does not would

for

few

days

these

sentences

the

groups

of

words
1. 2.

in your
The
sun

three-minute
doesn't shine

drills :

Doesn't Frank Mother She

3.
4.

today. the snow fall softly ! doesn't like to study.

doesn't allow
me

to swim.

5.
6. 7.

doesn't
your

think

it is safe. know
to
me.

Doesn't

brother

how

to

row?

It doesn't

take

long

learn.

8.

Running

doesn't

tire

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9.
10.

Scamp
He

doesn't

bark

at

people.

doesn't your

bite,either.
carry

Plan

drive, and

it

on

until you

can

use

donH

and

doesn't

correctly.
A LANGUAGE GAME

81.

Before

beginningto play, each

paper of the
name

child may animal and

can

write
on

on

one

piece of
the
name

of the

an

another
For

something
be
on

animal
on one

do.

stance, inon

pig
the The other

may

written
one

paper
roar on one

and

grunt

other, or lion
animal
words
names

piece and
When

the other. box and the been from

may

be put into

into

another.

they
draw
a

have word

thoroughly mixed, each pupil may

each The from
as

box. first child then the

reads if

both silently
to

words
fit

taken

boxes, and
case

they happen
harks, says,
not

together,
in

in the

of the

dog and
words

"A

dog barks."
other,
then
as

But the

usually
case

will

fit each The Go

of

monkey and
doesn't
child
a

bleat.

child

says,

"A

monkey
Any
pays

bleat."
uses a

rapidly around
word be
a

the of

class. doesnH this

who

wrong

instead

forfeit.

What

would

good forfeit for

game?
82. STORIES TO LEARN

The An oak
tree

Oak close
to

and

the

Reed
a

grew
are

beside
so

reed when

on

river bank. blows !"

"How

foolish you

tremble

the wind

214
You Be

Self -Help Ejiglish Lessons

may

commit
next to

to

memory

one

of these
no

fables.
of any words

ready

at your

lesson. become
at

Make familiar other

change
with
as

consequence. of the

Try
and
use

the

book,

them

times

well.

83.

KEEPING

DIARY

Do
to
a

you

know

any

one

who

has
events

littlebook
of the

in which
Such
reasons

write the most

book

important
a

day?

is called

diary. Discuss keep

one a

in class the

why people may

to

like to

diary. Should bring

how
to
one

you show

like
the

keep
Your

one?

Will

some

to

class ? teacher will show number you

make

diary by
If you

fasteningtogethera
have what
a

of sheets
a

of paper.
to

drawing teacher,write
are a

class note

her, telling
to

you

planning
cover

to

do and

asking her diary.

to

help you
have
no

to make

pretty

for your
a

If you

drawing teacher, write

her telling She In will
a

note

your

class teacher,
like to make.

what

kind
if

of

cover

you

should

help you days,

write

possible.
the

few

when

diaries

are

ready, you

will

begin to during

in them

the wonderful

thingsthat happen

the

spring.
A FROM A PICTURE

84.

TELLING

STORY

If you you
use

were

to

paint this picture,what

cross a on

color would

for
ever

the
see

the

dog's blanket?
?

Why?
a

Did

you

dog help

in this way

Tell

short

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Story from
the
a

Picture
This and will
a

215
be
team

story suggested by
work.

picture.

Give
sentence.

the

story

good title

good beginning

Stories

About

Earning

Money

If you how
are

arc

member
the

of the money
to

Junior
pay

Red

Cross, tell
fee. If you you
ever

you
not
a

earned

your

member,
Are you you
ever

tell about

the first money money now?

earned. Have

earning
saved you

any

any

money?
do with

Tell it.

why

you

saved

it and

what

plan to

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85. ANSWERING A

Lessons

LETTER

34

Lane Village

Elmtree, Birdland

April 23,
Dear It Most

1922

Friend,
was

very
our

kind

of you
went to

to

give us

crumbs

last winter. but

we were

of

friends

the sunny

South,
been do

left behind.

My
a

pretty little wife

here in Elmtree.
us

and
But

I have what
are no us

trying to
think?
for the

build The selfish

nest

sparrows
creatures.

drive

away.

We

you match

Will you

pleasebuild
Your Mr.

Httle house

in your

yard?
true

friends,
Mrs.

and

Bluebird

Study this
are

letter

carefully. Notice
reply to
and the

how

all the parts

arranged.
In write class,
a a

letter.

If you

cannot

build
some

house
way

for Mr.

Mrs. you
can

Bluebird, you

may

find

other

in which

help them.

86.

STARTING

THE

DIARIES

What

wonderful
It will be
to

things happen
describe
them you may

out-of-doors
for

in

sprmg?
from Talk where Here grown-up

to watch interesting

changes
diaries.
to

day
over

day and

in your

in class the live.

two

changes

expect

find

you
are

diary stories,the
other

first written
:

by

and

the

by

child

Starting the

Diaries

217

Friday, April 16,

The

1922

buttercups
their is
now

are

here

saw

the

first

ones

this
Our

morning,
room living

golden

eyes aglow with

starring the
them.

meadows.

Tuesday,
I
saw a

March

19,

1922

bluebird
was

this

morning.
robin's.

His
He

back told
me

was

blue, but
that

his breast had

come.

like the

spring

Here
as

is

of desgription It will rump

the

largewoodpecker
to

known

the

"flicker."
see.

help you
of
a

describe

the birds

that

you

The

bird

is the

lower

part of

the back.
The and with
a

flicker is

largerthan
beak. he

the His

robin. breast shows is

He

has

long

tail

long,pointed
spots.
When

yellow

and

covered

he flies,

his white

rump.

Why story? Today

write that
etc.

is the You and

date
may

written

at

the
same

head

of the way.

diary

write

it in the

for the

in your
you

have

followingthree lessons you may Tell of something interesting diaries. out-of-doors seen birds,trees, flowers,
"

When

this is not

tell possible,

about

some

esting inter-

experience.
If you you have

write
seen,
seen

a use

list of
commas

more as

than in the

two

birds

or

flowers
:

followingsentence
swallows.

I have

robins,bluebirds,and
sentence

Read
words

the

and

tell if your

voice

sets

off the

from

each

other.

2l8

Self-IIelp English
diaries well will all be

Lessons When
once

Your

of different,
may

course.

they

are or

started, you
if you teacher

write in them
and

every
very

week,

oftener Your

wish will

ifyou
a

do your

best

always.

appoint

day each

week

for this work.

87.

ABBREVIATIONS AND

OF THE

THE

DAYS MONTHS

OF

THE

WEEK

You

have

learned
These

to write

the short forms

are

forms

Mr., Mrs.,
times after

St.,and

Ave. Pronounce

short

tions. called abbrevia-

abbreviations

several

your

teacher.
names

The months

of the

days

of the

week

and

some
:

of the

also have

follows as abbreviations,

Sunday, Sun. Monday, Men. Tuesday, Tues. Saturday, Sat.

January, Jan. May June

Wednesday,
Thursday,

Wed.

Thur.

Friday, Fri.

September, Sept.
October, Oct.

February, Feb.
March, Mar. Apr. April,
Which of the
first two
a

July
August, Aug.
contain
the

November, December,
first three
one

Nov. Dec.

abbreviations
word

letters the

and

period?
a

Which

contains

letters and Give

a

period? good
of the
names

the first four letters and

period?
If you

reason names.

why
of the

there

are

no

abbreviations
now

for three

spell the

days and

the

Study of
months
use

Two

Poems

219

correctly every
abbreviations
you
to do
occur so.

time in your

you

write them, you diaries if your

the abbreviations

may

the

teacher when

wishes

Never

use

the words
The

in sentences.
Abbreviations

Difference

between

and

Contractions

Read the short Read

the

contractions
used in

isnH, don't, wouldn't.

as

Are

forms the

speaking as well
these short forms

in

writing?
in

following abbreviations:
Are in

Mr., Mrs., St.,

used

Ave., Mon., Dec.

or

ing speak-

only

writing?
abbreviations
state

Discuss and

in class the difference between

and contractions,

it

clearly.
POEMS

88.

STUDY

OF

TWO

Read
your you

the

following poems
Be

at

your

seats

and

select
what other

favorite. like about

ready

to

tell your
choose.

classmates

the poem

you

Help
for

each

if you What second

Read
to

find unfamiliar

words.
are

different

words
how you

used

"told"

in

the

poem?
the poems

Show
as

each

fits the

speaker.
would
to

think
one

the authors of them

Told

like

have

them

read.
What

Commit
Robin

memory.

How

do

the robins Redbreast

build

their nests
me.

Robin First
In
a a

told

wisp

of amber

pretty round

hay they lay,

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Then
some

Lessons

shreds and

of

downy floss,
sweet

Feathers, too,
Woven This with
way,
a

bits of moss. song,

across

sweet,
way,

that what

and

;
me.

That's Where do Robin

Robin

told

the robins Redbreast the leaves

hide told
so

their nests
me.

deep. Where the sunbeams rarely creep ; Long before the winds are cold. Long before the leaves are gold. Bright-eyedstars will peep, and see Baby robins,one, two, three ;
Up
among

That's

what

Robin

told

me.

george

cooper

Pussy

Willow's
had
a

Secret

Pussy
That And As And To And On

Willow the

secret,

she

snowdrop whispered her. purred it to the south wind

her velvet wind hummed fur ; it

it stroked the south the

softly

busy honeybees,
buzzed it to the blossoms

they

the crimson

maple
to

trees.

They dropped it Brimming full

And As the brook

the wood

brook,
snow.

of melted

told Robin
to not

Redbreast fro.

they

chatted could

and

Little Robin So To
"

keep it,
clear,

he sang it loud and fields and the sleeping

meadows,
!

Wake

up

Cheer

up

Spring is here

!"

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"

Lesso?is If you

Study first the "Mary and I town alone, what going down
you
use

sentence.

were

should

you

say?
you

Did
went

or

me

?
use

Tell
the

now

that word

Mary
you

and

down of

town,

and

same

used in

speaking

yourselfalone.
I
am

going down
and I
are

town.

Mary

going down
of the other

town.

Change each
tell about
some

followingsentences
person be
as

so

that

it will
The and

well

as

yourself.
:

first sentence I went

should

changed

in this way

Ned

to the store.

1. 2.

I went

to

the store. I
saw summer an

Yesterday
One

aeroplane.
I went dolls.
to

3.
4.

day

last

the beach.

I like to One I go

play with
I
saw a

5.
6.

day
to

bluebird.
every
summer.

the country

7. 8.

I like to read

fairy stories.
saw a

At

the circus I

trained

elephant.
sentence.

Now
Mother

study
gave

the

"Mary
and
me

and

me"

Mary
you

some

candy.
mother had

What

should
to

say

if your You

given

the
say,

candy
"Mother

you gave
me

alone?
some

would
If
me

naturally
is

candy."

rightwhen

speaking of yourselfalone, it is rightto use the same when word speaking of yourself and another person
in the
sam"

kind

of sentence.

Story Telling Change

tell about
sentence

222, that The

to

each
some

of the
other

followingsentences
person and teach Ned
skate. errand.
to

so

it wUl
first

yourself.
and
me

will

be,

Please
how
on

how

skate.

1.

Please Mother Will Did

teach
sent

me me

to
an

2.

3.
4.

you you

please give it
call
you gave
me

me?

?
to
a

5.
6.

Should Father Uncle Did

like
me

go

to

the store

with

me?

nickel.
me a on

7. 8.

Ned you
see

Wrote
me

letter. the

ride

merry-go-round ?
use

Make other you

use

sentences

in which

you

/ in

speaking of
and

some

person
me

and in

yourself.
some

Make

sentences

in which
self. your-

speaking of
sentences.

other

person

Read three

the

Your the

teacher best them

will have
me

the

best / sentences
on

and

three

sentences
use

written
for
a

the

blackboard.
your
some

Copy

and

them

few

days in
mention

three-minute
other It person is not

drills. and which yourself,

to

In

speaking of

do

you

first? it is not
sentences

wrong

mention

but yourselffirst, Use

a

polite.
on

/ and

me

your

bulletin board

for

while.
91. STORY TELLING

Some
were

one

may
to

tell the flowers.

Indian

story
See mothers

of the page

butterflies that

changed
The

142.

Blackfeet

tell
that

pretty story
a

about

the butterflies.

They

say

when

butterfly

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in front
Even of the
a

Lessons

passes dream. after

person

he

is

bringing
smUe

pleasant sleep

little papooses

in their

seeing a butterfly.
some one

Today
When take then
a

will

enjoy being
fluttered

the

butterfly.
room,

the

butterflyhas
nap
'

through the
on

two-minute

with

heads

the

desks, and

tell your

dreams. these

Remember Make

things:

your

story short.

Tell it in clear sentences.

Have

TeU
Let

good opening sentence. things in their right order.

a

your

voice

help in
WRITING

every

way

possible.

92.

STORIES

For

seat
are as

work

you
as

may you

write
can

your

dreams.

Be

sure

they
them

good

make

them, before giving

your

to your

teacher.

Why

would

teacher

not

be

satisfied with

this

example? $2.75
.18
2200

275 An

unfinished
Your A

story

is

as

bad
have
an

as

an

unfinished
as

problem.
will

story should

end

well

as

beginning. help
written

short A

written story carefully

and
or

planned carelessly
?

you.

longer story unfinished

your

will weaken

language

power.

How

Writing
93.

Conversation

in

Stories

225

WRITING

CONVERSATION

IN

STORIES

Use

of

Quotation
the marks

Marks

Do time

you

remember

you

used

at

Christmas
way you

with
to

the

titles of books?
a

This
sentence:

is the

learned

write

title in

I have

been

reading "Alice
You
ever

in Wonderland."
seen

have since you

these

marks

used

in
you

another will find

way
out

could
use

read.

Today
"

what
Here

this other is
a

is. The Three Bears

"

part of the story,

bear

The The

The

said,"My chair is too large." bear said,"My mother chair is too small." baby bear said,"My chair is justright."
of you
can

father

If do
to

some

find you

out

what

work

the
your

marks
secret

in

these

sentences,
Then

may all

whisper

your

teacher.

study in

the

following
Read the

way:

Who
words

is
he

speaking
and

in

the

first sentence? else.

spoke

nothing
which
the

Read
are

the other part the marks

used The

of the sentence. The

sentence

With

part
exact
a

used ?

gives

words

by

the

bear.
are

We

call these

words

quotation.

marks

called Answer

quotationmarks.
the
:

following questions about

is

the

other

sentences

Who

speaking ?

What
of the

is the

quotation?
Which

What

is the

explainingpart

sentence?

part is inclosed in quotation marks?

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notice
to

Lessons

Now

in how

many

ways

the

book

helps the
contains
a

reader

understand What

that

the

sentence

quotation.
Is

is the first word of letter

first word

of

each

tion? quota-

it the kind

of
does

the it

entire

sentence? Is

With
new

what
use

begin?
from

this

of the
mark

? capital
sets

What

off the

the

quotation
in

the case?

plaining ex-

part
this the
a new use

of

sentence

each

Is

of the Is this

conama?
a new use

What
of
to

marks

inclose ?

? quotation
are

quotationmarks
remember
:

There
1. 2.

three

things for

you

A A

letter. quotationbegins with a capital quotation is usually set off from the rest
a

of the

tence sen-

with
3.

comma.

quotation is

inclosed

in

quotationmarks.
and punctuacapitals tion

Now

explainthe
in each

use

of all the

marks

of the bear

sentences.

94.

ANOTHER

WAY

OF

ARRANGING

QUOTATIONS
been written in the

The

bear

sentences
:

might

have

followingway
"My "My "My
How
lesson ? Do Prove the

chair is too chair is too chair is

said large,"

the father bear.

the mother the bear. bear.

small," said

said justright,"

baby

do these Review

sentences

differ from
rules for lesson

those in the last

the three this

writing quotations.
follow
these

quotationsin
answer.

rules?

your

Conversation
week
to

Lesson

227

For

your copy
on

teacher

will

appoint
board
may
a

one

pupil
tence sen-

each

day

the bulletin
You
at

short

containing a quotation.
for seat work. lessons
not

each

copy

it the

Take
to

minute

the

beginning of
in

language
You

explain the punctuation.

will

write
These

quotations
lessons
to
on

your

original
that been

stories at

present.
are

the

punctuation
eyes
so

of conversation
you

intended

open your
what
you

will notice

and

understand learned
to

have

seeing ever

since you

read.

95.

CONVERSATION

LESSON

Safety

First

What that could

accidents
have been
a

have
been

occurred

in your

neighborhood
they
to

might
have

avoided

Tell

how clearly

prevented.
clear sentences
the best way form perof
;

Explain in
one

few the
a

of
:

following
street

acts

without
the
car

danger

accident
enter
a

cross car

where
a

traffic is
; manage

heavy
a

street
care

get off

street at home.

brush

fire ; take Ask each

of matches

other

questionsabout
It

the

ones

you

do

not

fully understand. things if you

Here
are

will be
out.

easier

to

explain some
learn
:

act two

them

good safety mottoes

sorry.

to

Better

be

safe than
"7

Safety first

not

part of the time, but

all the

time.

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96. STUDY OF A

Lessons

STORY

Mother

Sunshine's

Victory

''Good
kissed of
snow.

morning!" gayly cried Mother Snowdrop, sleepingquietlyunder

head

Sunshine,
her
warm

as

she

blanket

A
"

Httle green

peeped out,
"

and

sleepy voice asked,

Sunshine. ''Come
You
are

Is it

reallytime to get up ? "Yes, indeed," answered

put
on

Mother

quickly and
to

your
to

beautiful

white

dress.

sing
"But

welcome it is still so

Spring."
cold," murmured

Snowdrop.
Mother

"King

Winter "Do "As

will be
not
as

sure

to

send about

me

back."

be troubled I
am

that," said
shall
come

Sunshine.
Come other

long

here, no
song of

harm welcome

to you.

quickly!
flowers."
So

Your

will waken

the

Snowdrop

put

on

her

beautiful

white

dress

and

sang

this song

of welcome

to

Spring :
I

"Welcome, welcome, lovely Spring

Welcome And colors In while she
are

the

flowers you bring!"

of many delicate

was

still singing, flowers

began to spring up about her. his sparkKng ice palace. King

song.

Winter he
not

heard cried

drop's Snow-

"What

does Storms.
snow

this "Do sacks

mean?" you and

to

his servants, the Get that

my your

angrily hear, you lazy

pert Httle
their sacks
once more

fellows? flowers

show

these

reign
over

is not

yet over."
Storms and

WhistHng
of snowflakes

and

the shrieking, the roofs under woods

emptied
The
;

and fields,

hung
back

icicles their

on

the

of the houses. the

snow

flowers

drew

heads

blanket

but Mother

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Sdf-IIelp English
whispered cheerily, Do
soon
"

Lessons

not

be

afraid ! Winter."

King
heard. dare!

Springmil
But ''Ho! He is "Do "You monarch
a

appear he !
so

and she

drive away

King

softlythough
Ho!"

roared.
He
sure

whispered,King "Let Spring come

not

Winter if he !"

coward
not

dare of

face the Storms

be

have
to

done

mischief

Sunshine. that," rephed Mother enough. It is time for a gentler

she
at King gazed so steadily

appear."
come

Then

Winter
"Let "I will

that the icicles on him

!
"

his beard

began

to melt.

King
mth

Winter
my

roared

stillmore

fiercely.
protect

stranglehim
said Mother

"No,"
him."

icy hands." Sunshine cahnly.

Mother
across

"I

will

Unnoticed
a

by
youth
his

either
came

Sunshine
the

or

King Winter,
locks

slender

fields. Golden

surrounded kindness.
was

twined With
a

ruddy face,and his blue eyes beamed He wore a many-colored robe, and his with wreaths of spring flowers. to King Winter fight step he advanced
with
to

with
staff

and

touched and bowed

him

his

staff.

King

Winter

shuddered

himself

the earth. the

"Go

home,"
is

said

stranger.
Time

"Your has sent

reign is
me

over.

My

name

Spring.

Father

to be

king

of this land."

King Winter
for the Storms.

leaped to
It
was

his feet and

in vain!

once

more

called
had

Mother

Sunshine

already sent
that he had But

them

Then far away. lost his kingdom, and

King Winter reafized sullenlyentered his

so

palace.
walls And flowers song of and

that
now

warmly on palace and king disappearedtogether. suddenly everything became green and
Mother

Sunshine

beamed

the

the her

burst

into bloom. while

Snowdrop
Bluebell
rang

once an

more

sang

welcome,

Joy

happiness filled the land, for had begun beautiful flowers, by many

accompaniment. rounded King Spring,surhis

reign.

Playing
Studying

the

Story
Story

231

the

Read
ask

the

When story silently.

are

you you

have do
not

finished,
stand. underteacher

questionsif there
If your

any

words

classmates

cannot

answer,

your

will

help you.
how

Show and how how

Snowdrop peeped
how Mother

out

from

under

the

snow

spoke sleepily ; King Winter

he
how

Sunshine
he

spoke gayly ;
roared, and
the earth.
to

spoke angrily,how
and

shuddered
he

bowed

himself his

Show
Read

entered sullenly

palace.
its full

the story
you

aloud,bringingout
the
many

meaning.
scenes

When shall you

the

dramatize
? How

story, how
children
are

many needed

have

to take

speaking parts ? speaking shall

you

How

many

out flowers that act with-

have?

Do

you

need

sacks

for the
way

Storms, or
use

can

the Storms ?
you

suggest sacks by the

can

they

their hands
Can

What show

you

have
way

for

King Spring'sstaff ?
were

in any

how

flowers

twined

about

his staff ?
you

Discuss think

thoroughly any
before
your
next

other

points that
Read If you teacher

should

about before

acting the story.

lesson.
your

the

story
like to

again
take
a so.

should
a

specialpart, write

note, telling

her

97.

PLAYING

THE

STORY

Unless volunteers

you

prefer
first

some

other

plan,
story.

group

of
the

may

play

the

When

232 audience
has

Self-Help English
told what
was

Lessons

good

and

what

could

be

of improved, the teacher will appoint another group pupilsto try to do stillbetter. invite like to play this story again and Should you another grade? If you plan to do so, write the note of

invitation.

98.

STUDY

OF

POEM

Under

the

Ground under
*'

Oh,
Such

such

commotion

the

ground,
!"

When

March

called, Ho, there, ho

spreadingof rootlets far and wide ! fro ! to and Such whispering, And, ''Are you ready?" the snowdrop called,
"It's time Then Of From "Ha
to

start, you
! Ha

know."
came

! Ha

!" the chorus and

laughter soft
the millions

low.
under
grow. the

of flowers

ground

"

Yes, milKons, beginning to

Read the

poem. that you

What
there
ever

do is

you
a

like about commotion could

see a

it ?
under what

Is it the
was

only hi March ground? going on

to

Did
there ?

wish teacher

you

Your

will tell you

simple way
diaries.

find out.

You

will then

report in your

99.

LETTER

WRITING

Write

letter to
or

some

pupil who
reason.

is absent Get

because

of sickness

for any

other

in all the fun

spelling
you Read
to
can.

Lesson

233

Each

child may

first write and

a

single paragraph.
three
or

the into

paragraphs aloud,
the letter. Choose how letter.

choose

four copy

go

good
send

writer

to

the

entire

Plan

to

it.

100.

SPELLING

LESSON

Learn
sentences
an

to

spellthe followingwords. containing a

comma,

Use
a

in written

all groups

period,or

apostrophe.^
break
wrote meant
a
a

window letter
to go

Mrs. Mr.

Bluebird Goodfellow

half cried Ned's

dollar

June 2, 1922 Chicago, Illinois

Main Frank
yours

bitterly
book

St. and I

father's horse mother's

truly
Ave.

picture
try

tried to write Chestnut your

true

doesn't
a

true

story

friend

Dictionary

Lesson

"

Seat

Work

In what

way

are

the think
one

followingwords
of in

alike ?
them

Which

letter should
?

you

arranging day

betically alphathree

Arrange

list each

for the next

days. church, child,change, choose, cheese. shape, short,sheep,shine.

sardines, sample, satchel,safety,sadder, salad, sap,
save,

sailing.

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Lessons

101.

ANOTHER

USE

OF

THE

COMMA

IN

WRITING

CONVERSATION

Read

the
poor

followingconversation
baby
she has has broken her

"My
White.
"I doctor. "I

head, doctor," said White," answered

White.
said the

Mrs.

hope
don't
come

no

fever, Mrs.

the

think

"I'll

doctor," said Mrs. rightover, Mrs. White,"

so,

doctor.

"Thank

you,

doctor," exclaimed
the

Mrs.

White.

Who

is

speaking in

first sentence

of the

story?

Reading
To

Diary

Stories

235 the

whom

is

she

speaking?
if your How

Read

quotation
that she is it ?
tence sen-

naturally,and speaking
To whom ? Mrs.
comma

notice

voice does

shows

to

the

doctor.
doctor

the book
in the

show

is the does Fmd

speaking
show other

second

How

the book all the

same

that he is

speaking to
in which
commas a

White?
is used reader?
my

places
How do

in the

way.

the

help the
My

Doctor,
poor

baby has ^aby,doctor, has

poor

broken broken

her head. her head.

Is the word in each

doctor set off from

the rest of the sentence

many
commas were

of
in the

these
the
name

cases?

How

needed
where
must

second of
set

sentence?

Why? spoken
rest
to two

No
to

matter

the

person

comes, sentence.
set

it

always
name

be

off from

the

of the
be

The
the
rest

of the

person

spoken
one or

should
commas.

off from

of the
a

sentence

by

For

week,

your

teacher board

will each
a

day

ask

pupil to
comma

write
in the
at
use

on

the bulletin
way you

sentence

using the
Take
to
a

have

studied

today.
sentence

minute

the

beginning of
comma.

each

language lesson
the

explain the day

as

of the
work.

Copy

each

seat

102.

READING

DIARY

STORIES

Today
in
your

you

may

read

in class the last story you each

was

wrote

diary. Help
Which

other
most

by

the criticizing

stories.

story

interesting? Which

required the sharpesteyes?

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Self-Help English

Lessons

103.

DAILY

DRILL

EXERCISE

"

Those

AND

Them

Sometimes

children
and
:

say them

"them
are

books"

for "those in
the

books."

Those

correctly used

followingsentences
Do Do you
see

those

books?

you see them ? flowers are pretty. Those

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Lessons

Was
at

it an once?

easy

thing to
did

do ?

Did do? of

they fall to
Could
a

the

ground
blow
a

What
seed

they
do it?
to
answer

you ?

dandelion

into the middle could

now

largelawn

What

stronger blower
Are you

ready

Mr. it
over

Ra3miond's question?
in

If you of questions

are

not,

talk

class.

Ask

the other

pupils.

105.

ANSWERING

QUESTION
a

Today
One

you

may

tell Mr.
the

Raymond Raymond.
Be
sure

story that will

Tell the story

explain to him
of the

how may

dandelion

got into his lawn.

tell where
some

boys
the from.

be Mr.

clearlyfrom
seed
words
came
:

beginning.
You may

to
use

the

need

to

of these

blew, sprouted. travel, feathery, float,

step is not

If every ask

clearly told,Mr. Raymond

two
or

should

questions. After

three

have pupils

answered

Study of
Mr.

Story
an answer.
.

239
Your
as

Raymond,
her.

the class may the

prepare
on

teacher

will write

story

the

blackboard

you

give it to

106.

COPYING

LESSON

Read

the copy
?

following story.
it.

When

you

have

it well in

mind,
Reed's and

Why
of

Think

apostrophe used in Mr. margins, indention, capitals, periods,

second

is the

spelUng. ^^riteit a
'friskybreeze
it to Mr. Before
once

time

from

memory.
seed. He

caught
lawn. there
was

dandehon
next

carried

Reed's

The
a

spring the
blossom

seed

sprouted.
grass.

long

golden

in the

107.

STUDY

OF

STORY

The

South the

Wind South

and

the

Dandelion
to

Shawondasee,
and

Wind,

loved

He in the him. At The

shade One
a

enjoy
he he

the

fragrance of
over
a

the flowers
a

all about

day
day
he

gazed
saw

the slender

field,with

girl with
She
was

sleepy eye. yellow hair. there, more

tance disnext

he

looked
ever.

again.
the

still eyes

ful beauti-

than
saw

Every day
in

his

sparkled with
vain for the field.

joy

as

her
one

dewy
he

field. in stood beautiful Instead

But maiden. of
a

morning
An of old
woman

looked
now

in the

crown

"Oh!"

golden glory,she had a head of gray. sighed Shawondasee, *'my brother, the
been head here and in the

North

Wind,
hand Then
on

has her

night.

He

has

put

his cruel

whitened

it with

frost." His
warm

Shawondasee

sighed heavily.

breath

240
reached white And the

SelJ-IIelp English
place
where the old

Lessons

woman

stood. gone,

Her

hair fell from

every

her head, and

she

was

maiden

with

spring Shawondasee the golden hair.

Shawondasee?

still

sighssadly

for the

Who field
one

w^as

What

did
to

he the

see

in the

morning?
North

What

happened
blame blame?
the

beautiful

girl? Whom
Was the

did Shawondasee Wind

you
to

for the

change?
think

Shall you Wind

of

this story when

? spring

hear

South

sigh in the
felt "Oh!"

When
when he

you

read

the story, show

sentence

how

Shawondasee

said

the

beginning with
!"

What

does feeling

the

"Oh

express?
COMMA IN WRITING

108.

ANOTHER

USE

OF

THE

CONVERSATION

There

is still one

way

in which
at
:

the

comma

is used

in

writing conversation, but

Read
the

no

other

time.

followingstory
Hen

Little Red "Will

found

seed,
Cock?" Cock. Hen. she asked.

"No,
"Will

you help I will not

plant the seed, Mr. help," answered Mr.

"No,
"Will Little Red

asked Little Red you help me, Mrs. Duck?" I shall not help you, either,"said Mrs. Duck.
you Hen. I will Then help you. Mr. Turkey. Mr.
to
we

please help

me,

Mr.

Turkey?"
shall share

then

asked

"Yes,
we

the

wheat

said raise," "Thank

you,

Turkey," exclaimed

Little Red

Hen.

And

off

they

went

plant the

seed.

Use
What

of Comma
is the the rest rule
says

in

Writing Conversation
in the

241
Is it set

first

question

story?
a comma

off from
Yom* from this is the
case

of the sentence that

a

by by

? off in

quotation
a

is

usually set
But What

rest

of the

sentence

comma.

the used

quotation
after
to
a

is

question. Try
to

mark

always

question?
a

explain why
and
a comma

it is not
too.

necessary

use

question mark give

Now

study

the

story and
mark

reason

for
a

every

capitaland
whose
use

punctuation
you

until you

find

comma

have

never

studied.
and the
no,

Read
if your
sentence.

the voice

sentences sets

containing yes
words

and

see

off these

from

rest

of the

Why

is

no

set

off in the
set

first of the off in the

followng

tences? sen-

Why

is it not
not

second?

No, I
No
The words from

am

afraid
was

of snakes. in

automobile
and
rest

sight.
opposite
of yes,
are

yes,

no

meaning

the

separated
For each
a

the

of the

sentence

by
will

commas.

few

days
on

your

teacher

appoint
a

pupil

day

to write

the bulletin
yes
or

board
the
as

short
no

sentence

using
the
a

either

the

word
yes.

word

meaning
and take

opposite of
minute
at

Copy

it of

seat

work,

the
new

beginning
use

each

language period important thing

is to be able
to

to

explain the
Remember
to

of the that the

comma.

always
do in your

most

for you

written

work

242
write
a

Self-IIelp English
short

Lessons

paragraph
to

in clear
a

sentences, and
letter and will then

out withevery

mistakes, and
part of
trouble
it in

write

short You

get
have

exactlyright.

little

writing conversation
MAKING

later.

109.

AND

GUESSING

RIDDLES

Imagine
Here
I
am

that you
a

are

very

useful article in

room. school-

Make is
very
a

riddle

by describingyourself.
with
:

riddle to start
tall and
one

slender. Most
very

I cannot

stand time

alone because
a

I have
narrow

only
bed
use

foot.
some

of the

I lie in

long,
The them train

with
me

children travel could

in their
to

dusty companions. I help geography lessons.

faster I?
a

from carry

place
them.

place
am

than

an

express

What

Answer

the

question in

complete

sentence. next

The
one.

pupilwho

first guesses
110. WRITING

the riddle may

THE

give the

RIDDLES

For
fastened
a cover

seat

work

write
to

your
a

riddles.
book.

They
Who

will be

together
the Ask

make

will make

for the book?

When

riddle book
the teacher

is

finished,lend it

to

another
were

grade.
so

of the the

grade

if the riddles

well

expressed that
made
book

pupilscould easilyguess
Compare
State
were

the

answers.

You

of riddles last year. with the older

ones.

the

riddles
ways

justwritten
have

in what

you

improved since

the firstones

written.

Explaining Quotation
Pronunciation

Marks

243

Drill
two at the

For of each

few

days

take

minute for

or

beginning

language lesson

pronouncing these words

and rapidly: correctly

Have
ways young in ?

you

ever

heard

your

father
money

or

mother

tell of
were

which

they
kind the money

earned

when do ?

they
What

What

of work

did

they

did

they do with
What
are

they
the

earned?
now

some

of the
to

things that
money in class

often
earn or

tempt
have
sums

and boys girls

spend
few

they
how
up

given
week. have

to

them?
even a

Discuss

small

of money, You in
a

pennies, count
how saved this five

week
you

after would week.

may year you

enjoy findingout
if you do with

much
cents

each

What

could

money?

112.

EXPLAINING

QUOTATION

MARKS

Today you explaininghow

will have

the last lesson of the written.

year

in

are quotations

244
Read the the

Self-TIelpEnglish Lessons followingfable,enjoy it,and then explain

the

punctuation of
The

quotations.
and
the

Ox

Frogs the

Some

little

frogs were

once

playing near

drink. down to came an ox pool, when frightened and ran home. with four legs came creature ''Oh, mother, an enormous to the pool this morning to drink," they cried. asked Mother ''Was he as big as this?" Frog, puffing herself out to look as big as possible. the frogs. "Yes, much bigger,"answered *'As big as Mother this?" asked Frog, puffing herself
out

edge of They were

still more.

"Oh, mother, Mother Frog

round But
as a

bigger,"again exclaimed now puffed and puffed until ?" ball. "Was he as big as
much she burst.

the she she

frogs.
was as

began.

just then

You

will sometimes
:

notice

quotationswritten

in the

followingway
"My
"

broth," said the father bear, "is

too

hot." with

Come

along,"called Tom,
try
to

"and

go

swimming

me."

Do the

not

explain these

at

present.
into

Study only
two

quotations that are not is plenty of time for the There

113. OUR FRIENDS IN

broken others.

parts.

OTHER

LANDS

This

picture

shows

scene

in

China.

Read
can

the about

and picture carefully,

learn from

it all you

246
the

English Self-IIelp

Lessons

people's clothing, customs, surroundings, etc. Select one thing that interests you, and describe it or
it in
a

tell a story about

few

clear sentences.

114.

WRITING

LETTER

The
some

long summer
of you

vacation
a

will

soon

be

here, and
You

then will

will read page

good

many

books.
not

find

list on

252, but

these

may

all be in your

library.
If you librarian have
a

public library,write
her for
a

note

to

the

asking
you

good list
to

of books.

What

things about
This
your

will she wish

work.
one

know?

letter will be team will choose

All may
copy
to

copy
sent

and it,
to

teacher

be

the

library.
If you
to

have

no

publiclibrary, you
some

may

write letters
you

each

other, giving the titles of

good books

have

read.
115. STUDY
OF A POEM

Rain How After

in

Summer

beautiful is the rain !

the dust and and

heat,
street, fiery

In the broad In the How

narrow

lane,

beautiful is the rain !

How

it clatters the tramp

along

the !

roofs,

Like

of hoofs

Study of
How From Across

Poem

247

it gushes and

strugglesout the throat of the overflowingspout the mndowpane

It pours and pours ; swift and wide, And With Like The
"

a
a

muddy

tide,
the gutter rain !
HENRY W. LONGFELLOW
roars

river down

rain,the

welcome

Listen
to

carefullywhile
Different
the voice show

your

teacher may the then

reads read

the

poem

you.

children
how

it, trying

to make

rain clattered like the

tramp of hoofs.
Which What
stanza

will you

read

the

more

rapidly? muddy
?

Why

makes other ?

the stream
poem

in the gutter W.

WTiat
studied

by Henry
it.

Longfellow have

you

Review

116.

THE

USES

OF

RAIN

Do Ride"?

you

remember

the

poem,

"The

Raindrops'
rain

Review
did Mr.

it.

Why
welcome?

Longfellow describe
the various
uses

the

as

being

Discuss

of rain,

117.

STUDY

OF

POEM

HmE

AND

Seek

All the trees

are

All the flocks of

all sleeping, fleecyclouds

the winds have

are

still.
past the hill ;

wandered

248
Through
Hark,
a

E?iglish Lessons SclJ-IIelp

the down noonday silence, voice
comes

the woods

of
a

June.
tune.

littlehunter's

running with

''Hide When You

must

and I

seek !

speak.
answer me

again, Merry men, Coo-ee, coo-ee,

Now I hear the

Call

coo-ee!"

rustlingin the grass ; footsteps, in my Hidden leafynook, shall I let him pass ? Just a low, soft whistle, quick the hunter turns, Leaps upon me laughing,rolls me in the ferns.
"

"Hold

him

fast!

Caught at last ! Now you're it,you

Hide
your eye,

see

Till I cry,

Coo-ee, coo-ee,

coo-ee

!"
HENRY VAN DYKE

Read Some
are same one

the may

poem.

Do

you

see

the

picture clearly?
in the poem it in the
one

tell exactlyhow
and Seek."

the children Do have

you
to

playing "Hide
way

play
tell the

What
are

call do you

who

is

"

it "

that you may

ready

to be found

?
or

You

learn

either

this

poem

"Rain

in

Summer."
118.

DICTATION

LESSON

Today
you have

you
never

will have
seen.

final dictation
pages 208

lesson which
and 209.

Review

Some

Questions
FOR

to

Answer

249

119.

MAKING

BOOKS

THE

GRADE

LIBRARY

Should
next

you

like to leave

book A

of nature book
or a

stories for
bird

year's fourth
We

grade?
Have Flowers

of

stories

called "Birds

Known,"
We

book

of flower

stories called "Wild

Have

Kno^\^l," would
year.

be enjoyed by certainly the

matter

the children next

Discuss
rather

in class and

decide

which
at

you

would
one

write.
the book. that

Each

pupil should
Wljen
you

write the

least

story for
use

write

stories, try

to

words

make

word pleasing

pictures.

120.

SOME

QUESTIONS finished your

TO

ANSWER

You
year.

have With

now

language lessons for the teacher,make

the
: a

the the

help

of your

Hst

of

questions like things you

Do Have I
now

followingabout
now

most

important

should

be

able to do

always

talk in clear sentences

some

? habits?

I corrected

of my

bad

speech
can

To

how

many

of

the

questions

you

answer

"Yes"?
Next take
some

year

you

will have

new

book.
one

Shall you into the

new

happy memories bring

to

of

this

year?
Shall you
summer

to

the

new

grade
your

some

interesting
? books

stories
you

share read

with
at

classmates

Will

try

to

least two
page

good
252.

during

the summer?

See

the list on

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SUMMARY
OF RULES

LEARNED

Use

: of capitals

Every
The

sentence

names

The
The

word
names

begins with a capital. of persons begin with capitals. / is always written with a capital. and of the of the days of the week
with

months

begin with capitals. of holidaysbegin The names

The
names

capitals.
other

of

cities, states, streets, and begins with last word,

a

special

placesbegin with capitals.

Every
The words Use A A A Use of line of poetry

capital.
all other

first
a

word,

the

and

important

title

begin with capitals.

at

of the period: periodis used period is used period is used

the end
an an :

of every

sentence. telling

after after

abbreviation. initial.

mark of the question is A question mark question. Use An that Use A

used

after

sentence

that

asks

of the

exclamation mark

mark

exclamation
expresses

is used

after

word

or

sentence

strong feeling.
line when

of the hyphen : hyphen is used

is written
on :

at

the

end

of

part of

word
Use

the

followingline.
note

of the

comma are

Commas
Dear

used

in

as

shown

below

Frank,
come over

Please

to

my

house

this

evening. There's

fun

on

foot !
Your

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city or
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off the

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used

in

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take

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place of the letter An apostrophe

denote Use

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were

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Sclf-IIelp

Euglisli

Lessons

BOOKS

FOR

SUMMER

READING

Below

is If

list
have will

of

books
a

that

children
where

everywhere
you

enjoy.
the

you

public
you

library
others.

live,

librarian

help

select

Adventures Alice American Book Children Davy

and THE of in

of

Pinocchio.

Collodi. Carroll.

Wonderland. Hero Legends.

of
the the

Stories. Scudder. Cold. Goblin. Boy.

Tappan.

Schwatka.

Carryl.
Snedden.

DocAS,
Fairy

Indian

Tales.
the

Grimm. Russian
to
the

Katrinka,
Little MoNi MopsA Nelly's Old Pig The The The Through Under
the the

Child. Bear.

Haskell.

Brother
THE

Long.

Go'at Fairy. Silver

Boy.

Spyri.
Ingclow.

THE

Mine.

Jackson. Zitkala-Sa.

Indian Brother

Legends.
and

Other
of

Stories.

Richards.
Beard.

Jolly
Lonesomest Magic
the

Book

Funcraft. Brown. White. Glass. Alcott.

Doll. Forest. LookingLilacs.

CarrolL

Why

Chimes

Rang.

Alden.

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Correct
use

Index
of On Who the Road
and

ate and

eaten, i8o.

Trades

London, Tools, 157.

to
loi.

17,

89.

threw,174. bleiv, greiv, kncic, brought,180.

come

Did

It? of

and and

came,

in.

Flyphcn,

use

(/o"r, 99. don't and doesn't,210.

did

in divided how Initials,

word,

39.

167. giVe, giTDf, and g/zjoj, has /lazie 156. etc., no, no,
/ and /5 and
me, are,
221.

written,31.

Language 63. ain't, 196.

107.

34. /5"'/, etc., for j"(2y and

r(i?z

relation to
to

can, rz"H,

Letter Work.

arithmetic,104. subjects, 105, ig6. Writing. See tinder Written

other

and and and and

rang sang
^aic

rzwg, 52mg,
seen,

183.

184.
88.

Myths.
Oral

See Stories.

/eac/; and //iojeand

"was

learn,73.
//^cw,236. tce^-f,48.
gowr,

Work,
21, 22,

types of

Composition, original, 6, 8, 13,

72, 77, 80, 82,
121,

14,

and and

31, 39, 49, 50, 52, 53, 62,

went

118.

96,
203,

105,

112,

116,
214,

132,

134,

136, 146, 149, 154,

204,

Dates, writing,132.
Dictation.
Sec

171,

178, 189,
237,

206,

under

Written

Work.
113,

223,

238, 244,

247.

Dictionary Lessons, 85, 86, 98,

171,

198,
and

199,
:

233.

Dramatization Camel

Country
Mouse,
Fairies
91.

the Goat, The, 45. and the Mouse

City

The,

199.

Lessons, 59, 60, 74, 86, 87, no, 163, 166, 174, 181, 182, 189, 206, 221, 227, 237, 249. Describing things,80, 82, 84, 163, 178, 217. Explaining, 144, 194, 205, 227, 238,
243-

Conversation

Who and

Changed
the

Work, The,
22.

Making Sheep, The,

See
also

riddles, 40,
Correct

242.

Giant

Use

of

and the Bee, The, 114. Sunshine's Mother Victory, 228.

King

Dramatization, Games,
Stories.

W^ords, Poems,

Pilgrim School, The, 172. Rhodopis and Her Beautiful

159.

pers, Paragraph Sliphow

written, 36.

Fables.

See Stories.
103,

in letters, 187. Period : after

120. abbreviations,

Following Directions, 67, 69,

143,

163.
:

initials, 31.

telling sentence,
Games Poems and and
:

28.

Animals

Asking
175-

They Do, 212. Answering Questions,

180.

What

America,
Autumn,
Autumn Autumn

125.
41.

Birthday Party, The, Colors, 66. Following Directions,69.

Have
You

Fires, 145. Leaves, 44. Bluebird,The, 106.

1

Seen

My

Lamb?

84.

Daylight and Moonlight, The, 169. Difference,

70.

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Poems Continued
147.

255
three distinct sentences, 17; studying question sentences, 18; asking and answering questions, 21 ;

"

Goldenrod,
Hiawatha's Hiawatha's Hide Land and
of

Childhood,
Picture

71.

Writing, 204.
191.

Seek,

247.

studying related sentences, paragraph tences idea, 36; beginning senwith different

The, Storj'books,

words,
that

62 ;

Little Fir Tree, The, 178. Pussy Willow's Secret, 220.

sentences interpreting

Raindrops' Ride, The,

Rain Short in Summer,

108.

246.

selections, 205.

Springtime, 119.

for 67 ; game directions, in a clear sento give a direction tence, 69 ; making good beginning tence strengtheningsensentences, 134; sense by comparing sentences

give training

Sympathy, 79.
Under What Which Who the Robin
Loves

with
232.

titles that

are

not

sentences,
on

Ground,

Told, 219. Loved Best, 59.

the Trees

emphasis throughout 152; using good sentences. Spelling,43, 55, 85, 116, 133,
32. 171,

145,

Best?

198,

233.

Windy Nights, 193. Projects: Being a Santa Claus, 57, 58. Keeping a diary, 214, 216, etc. Keeping language bulletin board,
209.

Stories to Anecdote
203.

Study :
of

George Washington,
New

Bobby
129.

Trotter's

Year's

Gift,

Making Making
249.

book book book class

for lower of of

nature

grade, 105. stories,

Boy and Boy Who

Boys
Camel

the Nuts, The, 70. Stole Apples, The, 141. the and Frogs, The, 154.

Making Making
87.

82, 242. riddles, collection of pictures,

paper for

Dog

and the Goat, The, 45. in the Manger, The, 96. in the Lion's

Donkey
96.

Skin, The,

Making
144.

objects by

folding, hospital,

Eagle
Fairies
91.

and Who

the Crow, The, 213.

Changed

Work, The,

Making Making
77, 140,

picturebook
a

S8, 176.
Pronunciation Punctuation.
etc.

story book, 99, 172. drills, 15, 26, 42,

203, 243.

FallingLeaves, 164. Giant and the Sheep, The,

55,

22.

Goose

and

the

Golden

Eggs, The,
142.

151,

78.
How the Butterflies and the Bee,

See

Period, Comma,

Came,

King
Moon's Mother Oak Ox

The,
155.

14.

Coat, The,
Sunshine's

Question Mark, use of : after questions,28. Quotation Marks, use of : in writingtitles of books, 177. quotations,225, 234, 240, 243.
Sentence

228. Victor}-,
212.

and and

the Reed, The,

the Frogs, The, 244. Rhodopis and Her Beautiful

IS9"

pers, Slip-

South

Wind
239.

and

the

Dandelion,

Study, steps in : study of models to distinguishshort, clear with from sentences long ones and's, 10; tellingoriginal many
stories
13;

The,

in

short, clear

sentences,

game

requiring

the

use

of

Spaniards and the Birds,The, 74. Stop, Thief ! 3. Thirsty Crow, The, 78. Why the Evergreens Keep Their in Winter, 112. Leaves

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Index

Word

Study
of Work

in and
:

connection stories.

with

40137,

45,

54,

102,

109,

112, 209,

I30,

study
Written

poems

148,

169,
241. 54, 193,

181,

193,

227,

Composition
54, 109, 159, 72, 112,

and

miscellaneous,
95, 132,

30, 105, 154, 214,

235.. 239, Dictation,

138,
Letter

63,

70,
210,

76,
248.

109,

no,

82,

go,

98,
149,

99, 153, 209, 249.

164,

118,
172, 224,

Writing,
no, 177, 205,

54,
121,

58, 138, 186,

232,

59,

63,

70,

167,
217,

ig6,
239, 30,

206,
242, 2,2", 35,

76,

116,

162,

164,

216,

176,

180,
214,

185, 216,

187, 246.

188,

Copying,

27,

29,

37,

38,

189,

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