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habit of distinguishing between the real and the 

 imaginary; (e) to hold attention in training judgment. 



5. POINT: (a) Objects are vaguely generalized when 

 at a distance; details become evident as we approach 

 the object. 



6. PRESENTATION: (a) Let the pupil know what he 

 is to draw; (b) show the pupil the effect of holding an 

 object at a distance; (c) after having drawn the whole 

 object as seen from a distance, have each part drawn 

 with important details as they appear when closely 

 examined. (See Chapter IV, Section XIII.) 



7. PREPARATION FOR NEXT STEP: (a) Ask pupils 

 to bring each a fresh specimen. 



8. NOTE. (a) This work can be done as seat work or 

 occupation after the directions are given; (b) the pencil 

 often needs close attention. 



PROGRAM FOR STEP IX (Written Expression). 



Motto: "The exceptional fact of the period is the 

 genius of Wordsworth. He had no master but nature 

 and solitude." Emerson. 



( i. spelling 



| f i. prose < 2. penmanship f i. sentence *| i. punctuation 

 .2 g? (3. composition -j 



a 







i . nature poetry 

 . 2. poetry { 2. understanding 

 3. appreciation 



and 

 . paragraph J 2. capitalization 



1. PREPARATION: (a) Pupil's notes should be cor- 

 rected; (6) supply pen and ink, paper and pencil. 

 (See Primary Method, Part I, Chapter IV, Section XII.) 



2. TIME: One to two periods or, as busy work, as 

 much time as is faithfully spent. 



3. METHOD: Writing. (See Part I, Chapter V.) 



4. AIMS: (a) To summarize and fix facts; (6) to 

 develop systematic habits; (c) to cultivate habits of 

 accuracy and neatness; (d) to serve as a test of the 



