The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-11-07
Language Lesson.

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letting children tell what they have
learned in their own language
this to be supplemented by a drill
and recitation when necessary. In
other words, make every lesson a
language lesson.
The first thing | teach class in
language is the sentence which is
the unit in grammatical study. l
ask them to tell something about
book, think of something you
saw on your way to school, or
show them picture. Have them
to make great many sentences
orally about familiar things, then
have them to write the best. l
then teach them that a sentence is
group of words SO arranged and
combined as to express complete
thought. ! can also teach a little
moral lesson right here-that to
have good, pure sentences, we
must have good, pure thoughts.
Impress upon them that every
sentence must commence with a
capital letter, but it will be won
derful class if all remember this
first and very important rule.
Then the different kind OF SEN
fences can be studied. The parts
of speech may now be taught, the
moan being taught first.
4 hold up book, an orange, a.
pencil ask, what are these! They
are all objects. Teach them that
we learn about objects through
our senses. Write this sentence,
"The boys play" What word
names the object +? Boy. Then
"boy" is a name word. All name
words are called nouns.
Children will very soon under
stand this. They may then be re-
quired to select the nouns in some
of the sentences they have read
during the day. Give them exer-
cises in this, both on their states
and in their books, until they are
familiar with them.
This course may be pursued in
all parts of speech, but be careful
to observe the rule of teaching one
thing at a time. Each new topic
is brought out by oral instruction;
then it is followed by written
exercise. aiding the pupils to re-
member the facts learned, and also
teaching them habits of independ-
emit work.
Give short lessons, but be sure
to have the lessons we'll prepared.
l have found in my teaching that
short lessons we'll studied, and all
the work corrected by the teacher,
is much better than long lessons
not corrected. Teaching little at
a time. requiring but little of the
pupil, but being very particular
about that little-this is the only
way in which a good foundation
can be laid. Ii
Correct habits of speaking and
writing are gained far more readily .
by careful practice and imitation i
OF good models than by rules. {
Hence good literature should be
studied. During early school life |
the memory is fresh and retains
impressions with ease. Commit
ting to memory poems, short SEN
fences, extracts, is an excellent
exercise for the mind and furnishes =
an element of culture that will give :
pleasure throughout life. The i'm !.
provement to the memory by this
means contributes to the success of :
study in all departments of learn =
ing. Short poems can be taught, :,
but great care should be taken to :,
avoid making these studies irk- a a
some. Pupils should enjoy the = +
work. Copying printed matter is y
i good exercise for cultivating ac- \
curacy and fixed attention. For =
work stories and pic :,
lures can be used to advantage in :
almost every grade. The pictures !.
awaken interest, and often to the ~
young mind convey thought which g
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