The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-22

Require Of Thee, but to Do Justly. and ia
Love Mercy, and to Walk Humbiy With
Thy God. Mic 6;S.
Different forms of review are suit
ed to classes Of different ages and
different degrees of development, 80
that variety of methods Is sug-
gested below. Some of these plans
may need to- be united with others to
I'll 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 three-minute essay on one Of
these books, telling about the general
that book, and the teachings brought
out therein. Let the class listen care
fully to each essay, and at the close
dictate set OF questions, which you
have written beforehand, on the quar-
ters 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 a
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 question will read 1t aloud
Ing the slip. II he does not answer
correctly, or at all, the next on his
left will try to answer 1t, and so on
around the class. The scholar that
answers 1t will hold the slip, and the
scholar that holds the largest num-
Der at the end Of the recitation is de-
clared the victor in the little contest.
Announce this plan a week in adj
vance, that, the class may study for It..
a Take series OF lesson pictures.
Obliterate the titles OF the pictures,
and fasten a bit Of ribbon to each.
Place the pictures in 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 Isl 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
er 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 9TH
Ter. One side, through its leader, will
4 propose question to the other side,
which will answer if it can, speaking
always through its leader, but always
1 after consultation with the, rest Of the
side. Then the second side will pro-
/ pose question to the first side, and
so on. alternating. If the answer is
wrong, the side that proposed the
question scores a point: II 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 prfn
cipal topics Of the various lessons
AS far as possible. the speakers viii
choose their topics or. lessons, bu,
the teacher will have a list ready fol
suggestion. The following list will
4 be an aid:
| 1.-The Healing Side Of Religion
II.-Our Unseen Defenders. III
4 Starting the Young in Their Lives
w Our Care for Gods House W
The Universally Of Christianity
vI.--The Perils of Pride. VII Our
Work for Our Country. yIII.-Tem
4 perance Work Needed Today. TX
The Madness of Militarism. x-God's
forgiveness, and How to Obtain 1t
! XI-Reform Methods That Succeed
1.-THE Final Results Of Sin.
I The teacher will take large sheet
Of heavy manila paper, and with Z
broad-pointed shading-pen and very
black ink. In large letters, he viii
copy as much ct the following outline
of the quarters lessons as he can gel
on the sheet; then he will go on witt
other sheets till 1t is all copied. FOLD
each sheet back along the centra
line. taking pains to keep each hal
of the outline on its side of the sheet
Place the sheets before the class one
after the other, and have the scholars
copy them carefully. Before sheet
is copied the scholars will fold theil
sheets of paper backward down the
center so as to divide them into 1--we
columns for exactness in copying
After sheet has been copied. ths
teacher will fold the right-hand side
backward so that 1t Is out OF sight
and see If the class can complete