The Green Forest tribune., 1911-06-23

ed to classes of different ages and different degrees of development. so that a variety of methods is sug- gested below Some of these plans may need to be united with others to fill out the session, and any other changes and adaptations of them may be made that seem best to the teacher.
 The quarters lessons have taken up six books of the Old Testament. There have been five lessons in Sec ond Kings, two in Second Chronicles, two in Isaiah, and one each in Jonah. Micah and Hosea. Select six mem bers of the class and have each write a three-minute essay on one Of these books. telling about the general course of the lessons or lesson from that book, and the teachings brought out therein Let the class listen care fully to each essay, and at the close dictate a set of questions, which you have written beforehand, on the guar, ter's lessons as whole, having the class write answers to the questions as they are read
 The teacher will write on slips of cardboard or heavy manila paper series of questions on the lessons of the quarter, about five questions on each lesson. These questions will cover the principal facts of the les. sons. and will be so framed that the answers can be very brief, yet ade- Quate. Lay the slips of paper, face down, on the class table or on a large book held in the lap, mix them up, and have the class draw them one at time, in turn. The scholar that draws a question will read it aloud, and then answer 1t if he can, retain ing the slip. If he does not answer correctly, or at all, the next on his left will try to answer it, and so on around the class. The scholar that answers it will hold the slip. and the Der at the end of the recitation is de. clared the victor in the little contest. Announce this plan a week in ad- vance, that the class may study for it.
 Take a series of lesson pictures. Obliterate the titles of the pictures, and fasten a bit of ribbon to each. Place the pictures in a box open at the end, and let the ribbons extend outside The scholars will draw these pictures out one after the other, each scholar telling the class about the lesson to which his pictures be- longs, holding up the picture as he does so. After the pictures have been used once. if there is time they may be returned to the box and the exercise may be repeated. This form of review is especially adapted to the primary department.
 The class will be divided. at least a week in advance. into two sides, each side with a leader. The sides will meet by themselves and each prepare a series of questions on all the lessons of the quarter. The teach CT will meet with each side and make sure that the questions are fair ones, and clearly expressed. On review day the two sides will sit facing each oth- CT. One side, through it's leader, will propose a question to the other side, which will answer if it can. speaking always through it's leader, but always after consultation with the rest of the side Then the second side will pro- pose a question to the first side, and so on. alternating. If the answer is wrong, the side that proposed the question scores a point; if partly wrong, half point. The side that Is defeated may be required to give a social, at the teachers home, to the other side.
 This review, which is especially suited to adult classes, consists of a series of essays or talks on the prin- cipal topics of the various lessons. As far as possible, the speakers will choose their topics or lessons, but the teacher will have a list ready for suggestion. The following list will be an aid:
 I-The Healing Side of Religion. H.-Our Unseen Defenders. IT, Starting the Young in Their Lives. IV.-Our Care for Gods House. " The Universality of Christianity VI-The Perils of Pride. VIT.-Our Work for Our Country VIII-Tem- perance Work Needed Today. K The Madness of Militarism. X.-God's Forgiveness, and How to Obtain It. XI-Reform Methods That Succeed. XII-The Final Results of Sin.
 The teacher will take a large sheet of heavy manila paper, and with a broad-pointed shading-pen and very black ink, in large letters, he will copy as much of the following outline of the quarters lessons as he can get on the sheet; then he will go on with other sheets till it is all copied. Fold each sheet back along the central line taking pains to keep each half of the outline on it's side of the sheet. Place the sheets before the class one after the other, and have the scholars copy them carefully. Before a sheet is copied the scholars will fold their sheets of paper backward down the center so as to divide them into two columns for exactness in copying. After sheet has been copied, the teacher will fold the right-hand side backward SO that 1t is out of sight, and see if the class can complete each line of the lefthand side from memory Then go on to the next sheet. but return to the preceding sheets before each new one is copied In this way much may be fixed in mind during the hour.
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