This book is so planned as to help you to find the three joys of reading, about which you were told on pages 11-16; what are these three joys? Which of these joys have the selections in Part I brought to you? Which selections in this Part did you enjoy most? Quote the lines by Bryant on page 17; why is this an apt quotation for the selections of Part I? Why is the picture on page 18 a suitable illustration for this group? In the Introduction on page 19, you read that "men in all ages have felt the influence of Nature"; what three causes for this influence are mentioned? Name a selection in Part I in which the poet speaks of a bird as "a mystery." What other poem suggests a like influence? What kinship between the life of man and that of the daisy did Burns express? Quote the lines in which Celia Thaxter expresses a feeling of kinship with the little sandpiper. Mention other selections that suggest "your kinship to the animal-world." Mention selections which show that the writer was "thrilled by the beauty" of the object about which he was writing. Quote lines from Wordsworth, Keats, and Kilmer that make you think these poets were "thrilled by the beauty" of the world about them You read also on page 19 that Nature brings to us adventures of two kinds; what are these two kinds of adventure? Mention several selections in Part I that deal with each of these kinds of adventure. Which kind do you like the better? Then, too, on page 19, you read that "the great writers who deal with the outdoor world reveal to you two quite different kinds of secrets"; what are the two kinds of secrets? Mention several selections in Part I that reveal secrets of the first kind; of the second kind. In what fanciful way does Henry van Dyke explain the mys 96 ry and charm of the Maryland Yellow-Throat? As Wordsorth thinks of the cuckoo, he fancies earth to be a "fairy ace"; can you tell why? In thinking of a flower, Bryant and owell each see a lesson of life; what are these lessons? Read e stanzas of the two poems that contain them. What truth d Wordsworth learn from seeing the "crowd of golden daffols"? What may you learn from this poem? Quote lines from eats that give a fanciful picture of sweet peas. What new idea of a blizzard on the prairie did you gain from amlin Garland's description? Emerson and Longfellow deribe a snowstorm; which description is so realistic that you em to be right in the midst of the storm? Which descripon is the more fanciful? Which brings with it a sense of eeriness? Which description, in the music of its lines, makes ou feel the gentle falling of the snow? What progress have you made in getting acquainted with ur library? Make a list of the selections-titles and authors suggested under Library Reading in Part I, that you have ad. Place a star in front of those that you would recommend other boys and girls. Keep a list of the titles of books and ories that have been reviewed in class; which review was so eresting that it influenced you to read the book or story? hat progress has your class made with its scrapbook for newsper clippings? Which section of your local newspaper are u most interested in? Which section do most members of ur class read first? Do you think the practice of reporting current numbers of the magazines stimulates wider reading library magazines by the boys and girls in your class? What s your class median for the silent reading of "Hunting the izzly Bear"? How does your standing compare with the class dian? Read again the Note on page 64 about lyrics, and then ke a list of the poems in Part I that you think are lyrical. In the Notes and Questions throughout this book are a numr of suggested problems. The working out of these problems d reporting on them to the class will greatly increase your in 98 THE ELSON READERS BOOK VII (7th Grade) terest in reading and will bring you the added pleasure that coöperation with others in a common project always brings. In many schools the class in English organizes in the form of a club, to give the pupils an opportunity to coöperate freely in working out suggestions and in planning and conducting assembly meetings. If your class forms such a club, with regular recitation periods set aside each month for meetings, you can carry out many interesting projects, using the club as a "clearing house" for the various ideas suggested by the individual reading of the club members. Some of these suggested problems are: (a) Silent Reading, page 40; (b) Library Reading, including Book Reviews, page 52; (c) Magazine Reading, page 80; (d) Newspaper Reading, page 56; (e) Contemporary Writers-Reading from their works, comparing their writings in theme and treatment with those of earlier writers, reporting any interesting newspaper or magazine references to them, and preparing a program for Contemporary Writers' Day in your school; (f) Collections-Making a collection of pictures, cartoons, newspaper and magazine references, humorous sayings, songs, and phonograph records that illustrate particular selections; (g) Dramatization-Planning and presenting scenes from "The Courtship of Miles Standish," from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and from other selections; (h) Public Readings-Readings for entertainment, lyrics, ballads, and passages from short stories, using the club as an audience; (i) Good Citizenship-Making a list of suggestions you find in this book that help you to be a good citizen, and preparing a program for Good Citizenship Day in your school; (j) Conservation and Thrift-Making a list of measures taken to conserve public health, to protect wild birds and animals, to preserve forests, and to encourage thrift; (k) Excursions-Taking a trip through a library under the guidance of the teacher or librarian, locating various departments, or visiting homes, statues, and monuments of writers located in your town. |