1. Make three statements, telling what you can teach a dog to do. 2. Make five statements, telling what you can teach a horse to do. 3. Tell five things that you learn at school. 4. Tell five things that you would like to learn. 5. Write two sentences, using both teach and learn in each. LESSON 89. QUOTATION MARKS. ORAL EXERCISE. Said the first little chicken, "I wish I could find A fat little worm." Said the next little chicken, "I wish I could find A fat little bug." Said the third little chicken, With a sharp little squeal, "I wish I could find Some nice yellow meal." Said the fourth little chicken, With a small sigh of grief, "I wish I could find A little green leaf." "See here," said the mother, From the green garden-patch, "If you want any breakfast, Just come here and scratch." Read the first four lines of this poem. Read what the little chicken said. Look carefully at the marks before and after these words. Tell me how to make the marks before I. Tell me how to make the marks after worm. Why do you think the marks are used? Memorize : SUMMARY. When the exact words of some one are used they are called a QUOTATION. The marks used to inclose a quotation are called Quotation marks. LESSON 90. → WRITTEN EXERCISE. Copy the following lesson very carefully and read each quo tation by itself, in class: QUOTATIONS. 1. Said one little chick, "That belongs to me.' 5. "May we fish in the creek, mother?" asked Cora. 6. "Lucy, come away from that dog!" shouted Jack. 7. The frost looked forth one still clear night And whispered, "Now I shall be out of sight." 8. He exclaimed, "Merry Christmas to all!" 9. "Thanks to the sunshine, thanks to the rain," Murmured the little white lily again. 71 LESSON 91. STORY. ORAL EXERCISE. "UMBRELLAS TO MEND!" [Have pupils carefully read the questions and directions at the end of the lesson before filling the blanks, or the teacher may ask these or similar questions in order to lead pupils to do the work.] 1. "Umbrellas to mend! 2. "This is a queer time to be -! any "said mamma. She was just going to the window to look out, when Hatty said, "Why, mother, that is ———.” 3. These children had planned that one of them should think of a game for each day. To-day is Sam's day, and he is playing that he is an umbrella man. He has on his father's overcoat and that, and carries a great load of old umbrellas. 4. "Where did the boy get -?" exclaimed Aunt Sue. 5. Hatty hurried to get her umbrella and open it. The broken rib stuck up as if trying to say, 66 7. The children had fine fun. Baby looked on with wondering eyes. He could not quite understand what it was all about. Read what is given in paragraphs one, two, and three. Who said "Umbrellas to mend ?" What do we call paragraph one? How should it be marked? Where was the mother going? was going? What did she say? said this? Why do you think she What had these children planned? What is Sam doing? What did Hatty tell her mother? Give me Hatty's exact words, so that I can write the quotation. Tell me the part of the story told in these three paragraphs, using your own language. Tell it again, just as it is to be written here. Complete aunt Sue's quotation in paragraph four. Tell what Hatty did. What do you think the broken rib was trying to say? Give the first quotation in paragraph six. Give the second.. Read the whole story, supplying all the quotations. LESSON 92. WRITTEN EXERCISE. Write the story given in the last lesson, filling out the quo tations properly. SENTENCE BUILDING. 73 LESSON 93. SENTENCE BUILDING. Complete these sentences: 1. The horse could not draw the load, because 3. My uncle went to San Francisco, because 4. Boys like tops and marbles, but 5. The cattle crossed the stream, although 7. Plants grow very rapidly, if 8. I think that Emma will receive a new book Christ 9. You may play with my kite, Fred, but 10. Will you lend me your knife, if 11. William rolled his ball under the sidewalk, and 12. Little Henry cut his finger, yet The address is written twice; once on the envelope and once at the end of the letter. |