close, under Technical Matters, are found the grammatical principles, including capitalization, punctuation, etc., that should be mastered both in theory and in practice. For the purpose of testing the progress in oral and written speech the writer recommends very highly Thompson's "Minimum Essentials in Language." Each of these sheets contains from one to two hundred questions, which were selected, graded, and tabulated after several years' experiment. 1 A FINAL WORD TO THE TEACHER The outlines and terminology of this book are for the guidance of the teacher only, and for this reason they could have no meaning for the pupil. The discussions frequently contain such terms as 'exposition,' 'narration,' narration,' 'unity, unity,' 'time sequence,' etc., but these terms should never be used in directing the work, unless it be in the eighth grade, where their use would prepare the pupil for the first year's work in the high school. This explanation gives the reason for what will seem to be an undue emphasis placed, in this book, on the forms of discourse, when the more important thing is their functions. 1 Published by Ginn and Company, Boston. 25 cents for 100 sheets. GRADE ONE I. ORAL LANGUAGE WORK ORIGINAL EXPRESSION. 1. Conversation Exercises. 2. Observation Lessons and Reports. 3. Story-Telling: (a) Reproductions; (b) Creations of Fancy. IMITATIVE EXPRESSION. 1. Memorizing Work. 2. Dramatization. 3. Language Games. II. WRITTEN LANGUAGE WORK ORIGINAL EXPRESSION. 1. Single Sentence Work. IMITATIVE EXPRESSION. 1. Copying Work. 2. Dictation Exercises. III. GENERAL WORK DESK WORK. 1. Word Cards. 2. Letter Cards. TECHNICAL MATTERS. |