INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE LESSONS Teacher`s Guide Catherine

Intermediate Language Lessons
Teacher’s Guide
Catherine Andrews
B.A. English Education, National Board Certified, Teacher of English, Hayesville Middle School, Hayesville, North Carolina
Mary Jane Newcomer
B.A. English Education, Teacher of English, Frostproof Middle-Senior High School, Frostproof, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Publisher’s Note
Recognizing the need to return to more traditional principles in education, Lost Classics
Book Company is republishing forgotten late 19th and early 20th century literature and
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This guide is designed to accompany Intermediate Language Lessons, which was reprinted
from the 1914 copyright edition. The guide contains all the original questions and exercises
from the reader along with suggested answers. It also includes new “Extended Activities” that
reinforce and enhance the original study sections. In most cases, items that appear in the
textbook for dictation lessons are not repeated in the guide for the sake of brevity, in an effort to
produce a more affordable guide for the teacher and parent. Some exercises have responses that
are impossible to predict. At times examples of possible responses are given and at other times
the parent or teacher must evaluate each response from cues in the exercise’s description.
There have been multiple printings of this grammar text, and while we strive for perfection,
there will be rare errors or ommisions in different printings. These errors are corrected in
subsequent printings as they are found. The contents of this guide, therefore, reflect the
contents of the textbooks as they were intended to be printed, which may differ very slightly
from what appears in a particular printing of the textbook.
Intermediate Language Lessons by Emma Serl, which this volume is meant to accompany,
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Contents
Lesson Description
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Part One
Selection for Study—“The Finding of Moses”...............................................1.................. 3
Names of Persons and Places.........................................................................2.................. 3
Selection for Study—“The Stone in the Road”..............................................3.................. 4
Selection to be Memorized...........................................................................5.................. 5
Composition—A Prince Story......................................................................5.................. 5
Selection for Study—“The Wise Fairy”.........................................................6.................. 5
Oral Composition........................................................................................8.................. 6
The Sentence................................................................................................9.................. 6
Picture Study—The Flower Girl...................................................................11..................7
Composition...............................................................................................11................. 8
Use of the Dictionary..................................................................................12................. 8
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................12................. 9
Selection to be Memorized—“The Robin”...................................................13................. 9
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................15............... 10
Conversation—Birds...................................................................................15................11
Composition—Description of a Bird...........................................................16................11
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................17............... 12
Selection for Study—“The Red-Headed Woodpecker”.................................18............... 13
An Imaginary Dialogue...............................................................................20............... 14
Words of a Series.........................................................................................20............... 14
Paragraphs...................................................................................................21............... 16
Conversation—Indians................................................................................23............... 15
Composition—Indians................................................................................24............... 16
Titles and Abbreviations..............................................................................24................17
“Helen Keller”.............................................................................................25............... 18
Letter Writing—“Helen Keller to Oliver Wendell Holmes”.........................27............... 19
Letter Writing..............................................................................................29............... 20
Letter Writing..............................................................................................30............... 20
Addressing an Envelope...............................................................................31............... 22
Selection to be Memorized..........................................................................32............... 22
Dictation.....................................................................................................33............... 23
Conversation—Fruits..................................................................................33............... 24
Description—A Fruit Store.........................................................................34............... 25
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................35............... 26
Selection for Study—“The Barefoot Boy”....................................................36............... 26
Conversation—The Farmer.........................................................................39............... 29
Possessive Form...........................................................................................40............... 30
Composition...............................................................................................41................31
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Names.........................................................................................................41................31
Selection for Study—“Story of the Flax”......................................................42............... 32
Composition—Description.........................................................................44............... 33
Composition—The Thirsty Crow.............................................................44.............. 33
Composition—Dialogue.............................................................................45............... 33
Conversation—The Cat Family...................................................................46............... 34
Composition—Description of an Animal....................................................47............... 36
Dictation—Description of a Lion................................................................48............... 36
Reproduction—A Fable...............................................................................49............... 36
Composition...............................................................................................50................37
Reproduction—A Fable...............................................................................51................37
Imaginative Letter........................................................................................51............... 38
Summary—To Remember...........................................................................52............... 38
Dictation—Quotation Marks......................................................................53............... 39
Meaning of Words.......................................................................................54............... 40
Selection for Study—“Don’t Give Up”.........................................................55................41
Contractions................................................................................................56................41
Quotations..................................................................................................57............... 42
Dictation.....................................................................................................58............... 42
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................58............... 43
Description of a Game.................................................................................59............... 43
Letter Writing..............................................................................................59............... 44
Picture Study—Gambols of Children............................................................60............... 44
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................62............... 45
The Comma in Address...............................................................................63................47
Oral Composition—A Story........................................................................64................47
Selection for Study—“The Village Blacksmith”............................................65............... 48
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.....................................................................68............... 50
Singular and Plural Forms...........................................................................69............... 50
Selection for Study—“The Wind and the Moon”.........................................71............... 52
Conversation—Clothing.............................................................................74............... 53
Conversation—Cotton................................................................................75............... 54
Composition—Cotton................................................................................76............... 54
Letter Writing..............................................................................................76............... 54
Words that Rhyme......................................................................................77............... 55
Writing Sentences........................................................................................77............... 55
Written Conversation..................................................................................78............... 56
Letter Writing..............................................................................................79............... 56
Possessive Form...........................................................................................79................57
Conversation—The Dog Family..................................................................81............... 58
Picture Study—The Wounded Companion....................................................83............... 59
Composition—Story about Wool................................................................83............... 60
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................84............... 60
Composition—“Frisk and the Mirror”........................................................85................61
Picture Study—Shepherd and Sheep..............................................................87................61
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Correct Use of Words..................................................................................87............... 62
Singular and Plural......................................................................................88............... 62
A Legend about King Solomon—“King Solomon and the Bees”.................89............... 63
Composition—A Story................................................................................91............... 64
Selection for Study—“Daybreak”.................................................................92............... 64
Dictation.....................................................................................................93............... 66
Exclamations...............................................................................................94............... 66
An Autobiography.......................................................................................95................67
Story of a Meadowlark.................................................................................96............... 68
Composition—Two Squirrels......................................................................97............... 69
Conversation—Gnawers or Rodents............................................................97............... 69
Correct Use of Words..................................................................................99................71
Conversation—Money...............................................................................101.............. 72
Composition—“History of a Dime”...........................................................101.............. 73
Picture Study—Return of the Fishing Boats..................................................102.............. 73
Selection to be Memorized—“Sweet and Low”...........................................104.............. 74
Summary—Continued from Lesson 51......................................................106.............. 75
Part Two
Selection for Study—“The Story of a Seed”................................................107...............77
Dictation....................................................................................................110.............. 78
Divided Quotations....................................................................................110.............. 78
Divided Quotations....................................................................................111.............. 79
Indirect Quotations....................................................................................112.............. 79
Composition—A Story...............................................................................113.............. 80
Conversation—The Body...........................................................................113.............. 80
Debate........................................................................................................115.............. 82
Letter Writing—Review..............................................................................116.............. 83
Homonyms................................................................................................117.............. 83
Picture Study—Departure of the Pilgrims.....................................................119.............. 84
Conversation—Foods.................................................................................119.............. 85
Composition—A Loaf of Bread..................................................................120.............. 86
“Thanksgiving”...........................................................................................121.............. 86
Singular and Plural.....................................................................................122...............87
Conversation—Cud Chewers.....................................................................123.............. 88
Picture Study—The Deer Family.................................................................125.............. 89
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................126.............. 90
Selection for Study—“The Windflower”.....................................................127...............91
Prose Study—“A Plant”..............................................................................128...............91
Conversation—Flowers..............................................................................130.............. 92
Composition—“The Monarch Butterfly”....................................................131.............. 93
Dictation....................................................................................................131.............. 93
Selection for Study—“October’s Bright Blue Weather”...............................133.............. 94
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................135.............. 95
Picture Study—The Balloon........................................................................136.............. 96
Composition..............................................................................................136.............. 96
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Conversation—Ships of the Air..................................................................138...............97
Composition—A Trip in an Airship...........................................................138...............97
Abbreviations..............................................................................................139.............. 98
Reproduction—A Fable..............................................................................140.............. 98
Composition..............................................................................................141.............. 98
Selection for Study—“The Greek Myth—Echo”.........................................142.............. 99
Explanatory Expressions.............................................................................143.............. 99
Selection to be Memorized.........................................................................144............ 100
Singular and Plural.....................................................................................145.............101
Picture Study—A River Scene......................................................................146............ 102
Dictation....................................................................................................148............ 102
Selection for Study—“The Song of the Brook”...........................................148............ 103
Composition..............................................................................................150............ 104
Business Letters..........................................................................................151............ 104
Letter Writing.............................................................................................152............ 104
Autobiography of a Book............................................................................153............ 105
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................153............ 105
A Diary......................................................................................................154............ 106
Longfellow’s Diary......................................................................................155.............107
Selection for Study—“The Cloud”..............................................................156.............107
Dictation—“A Dry Season”........................................................................158............ 108
Composition..............................................................................................159............ 108
Summary—Continued from Lesson 100....................................................159............ 109
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................160.............111
Picture Study—Two Mothers.......................................................................160............ 112
Composition—An Important Event...........................................................162............ 113
Selection for Study—“The Tree”.................................................................162............ 113
Composition..............................................................................................164............ 114
Composition—A Story...............................................................................164............ 115
A Dialogue.................................................................................................165............ 115
Letter Writing.............................................................................................165............ 115
Formation of Sentences..............................................................................166............ 116
Composition—A Story...............................................................................167.............117
Letter Writing.............................................................................................167.............117
Picture Study—Summer Evening.................................................................168............ 118
Study of Words...........................................................................................168............ 118
Selection for Study—“Woodman, Spare that Tree”.....................................170............ 119
Composition—A Plea for Life....................................................................172............ 120
Review—Singular and Plural......................................................................172.............121
Kinds of Sentences......................................................................................173............ 122
Letter Writing.............................................................................................174............ 123
Selection for Study—“Legend of the Arbutus”............................................175............ 123
Conversation—The Post Office..................................................................177............ 124
Description—A Postage Stamp...................................................................178............ 126
Titles..........................................................................................................178............ 126
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Letter Writing.............................................................................................179.............127
Selection to be Memorized.........................................................................180.............127
Formation of Sentences..............................................................................180............ 128
Picture Study—Return of the Mayflower......................................................183............ 129
Letter Writing.............................................................................................183............ 130
Selection for Study.....................................................................................184............ 130
Study of Words...........................................................................................187............ 132
Description of an Old Mill.........................................................................188............ 133
Composition—A Description.....................................................................189............ 134
Description of a Person...............................................................................190............ 134
Selection to be Memorized.........................................................................191............ 135
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................191............ 135
Letter Writing.............................................................................................192............ 136
Composition—A Story...............................................................................193.............137
An Imaginary Diary....................................................................................193.............137
Picture Study—The Spinner........................................................................195.............137
Selection for Study.....................................................................................196............ 139
Selection to be Memorized.........................................................................199.............141
Composition..............................................................................................199.............141
Quotations.................................................................................................200.............141
Selection to be Memorized—“Today”.........................................................200.............141
Composition..............................................................................................201............ 142
Summary—Continued from Lesson 150....................................................202............ 142
Part Three
A Story about George Washington..............................................................203............ 144
Subject and Predicate..................................................................................206............ 145
Selection for Study.....................................................................................207............ 145
Review........................................................................................................208............ 146
Selection to be Memorized.........................................................................209.............147
Letter Writing.............................................................................................209.............147
Picture Study—The Gleaners.......................................................................211.............147
Compound Subject and Predicate...............................................................212............ 148
Selection for Study—“July”........................................................................213............ 150
Transposed Order.......................................................................................215............ 150
Conversation—The School.........................................................................216.............151
Debate........................................................................................................217............ 152
Selection for Study—“The Invention of Printing”.......................................217............ 153
Composition..............................................................................................219............ 154
Dictation....................................................................................................220............ 155
Nouns........................................................................................................220............ 155
Selection for Study.....................................................................................221............ 156
Michael Angleo..........................................................................................223.............157
Pronouns....................................................................................................225.............157
Composition—Description of a Place........................................................226............ 158
Common and Proper Nouns......................................................................227............ 158
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Selection for Study—“Down to Sleep”.......................................................228............ 159
Composition—A Lost Article.....................................................................229............ 160
Possessives...................................................................................................230............ 160
Conversation—Coal...................................................................................231.............161
Composition..............................................................................................232.............161
Conversation—Electricity...........................................................................232............ 162
Picture Study and Letter.............................................................................233............ 163
Converstion—Transportation.....................................................................234............ 164
Debate........................................................................................................235............ 165
Dictation—Transportation.........................................................................236............ 165
Conversation—Good Roads.......................................................................237............ 166
Railroads....................................................................................................237............ 166
Picture Study—The Breaking Wave..............................................................239.............167
Advertisement and Answer.........................................................................240............ 168
Writing Advertisements..............................................................................240............ 168
Selection for Study—“The Blue Jay”...........................................................241............ 169
Conversation—Birds’ Nests........................................................................242............ 169
Dictation....................................................................................................243............ 170
Biography of an Oriole...............................................................................244............ 170
Selection for Study—“Winter”...................................................................245.............171
Conversation..............................................................................................246.............171
Dictation—“The Bells”...............................................................................247............ 172
Composition..............................................................................................248............ 172
Choice of Adjectives...................................................................................248............ 173
Selection for Study.....................................................................................249............ 173
Composition..............................................................................................251............ 174
Debate........................................................................................................251............ 175
Picture Study—The Horse Fair....................................................................252............ 176
Selection for Study—“The Horse’s Prayer”..................................................254............ 176
Composition..............................................................................................256............ 178
Adjectives and Nouns.................................................................................256............ 178
Summary—Continued from Lesson 195....................................................257............ 178
Selection for Study—“Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers”...............................258............ 179
Selection for Study.....................................................................................260............ 180
Verbs..........................................................................................................261.............181
Verbs—Continued.....................................................................................262.............181
Letter Writing.............................................................................................263............ 182
Conversation..............................................................................................263............ 182
Selection for Study—“The Burial of Sir John Moore”.................................264............ 183
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................266............ 183
Composition..............................................................................................267............ 184
Selection for Study—“The Seasons”............................................................268............ 185
Review........................................................................................................271............ 186
Sentences Like Model.................................................................................272.............187
Quotations.................................................................................................272.............187
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Selection to be Memorized—“The Year’s at the Spring”..............................273............ 188
Adverbs......................................................................................................274............ 188
Adverbs—Continued..................................................................................275............ 190
Adverbs—Continued..................................................................................276............ 190
Composition..............................................................................................276.............191
Selection for Study—A Biography..............................................................277.............191
Telegrams...................................................................................................279............ 192
Prepositions................................................................................................280............ 193
Composition—A Biography.......................................................................280............ 194
Correct Use of Words.................................................................................281............ 194
Selection for Study—“The Coming of Spring”...........................................282............ 195
Selection for Study.....................................................................................284............ 196
Selection to be Memorized—“The Flag Goes By”.......................................286.............197
Dictation....................................................................................................287............ 198
Conversation—The Soldier........................................................................288............ 198
Selection for Study—“A Man without a Country”......................................289............ 199
Conjunctions..............................................................................................290............ 199
Composition—The Flag.............................................................................291............ 200
Conversation..............................................................................................291.............201
Interjections...............................................................................................292.............201
Selection for Study—Columbus.................................................................293............ 202
Picture Study—Columbus...........................................................................296............ 203
Selection for Study.....................................................................................298............ 204
Words Derived from Proper Nouns............................................................299............ 204
Invitations..................................................................................................299............ 205
Letter Writing.............................................................................................300............ 205
Selection for Study—“May”.......................................................................301............ 206
Conversation..............................................................................................302.............207
Quotations.................................................................................................302............ 208
Selection for Study—“Daffodils..................................................................303............ 208
Selection for Study—“Summer Rain”.........................................................304............ 209
Description—Plan of a House....................................................................306............ 209
Selection to be Memorized—“Home, Sweet Home”...................................307............ 210
Letter Writing.............................................................................................308............ 210
Conversation..............................................................................................309.............211
Selection for Study—“The Day is Done”....................................................310.............211
Selections for Study....................................................................................313............ 214
Suggestions for Descriptions.......................................................................314............ 214
Selection for Study.....................................................................................315............ 214
Summary—Continued from Lessons 248...................................................316............ 215
Teacher Aids..................................................................................................................................217
Rubrics for Student Evaluation.............................................................................................. 218-224
Story Map.....................................................................................................................................225
Envelopes. ....................................................................................................................................226
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Worksheets............................................................................................................................ 228-229
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Objectives
The activities in this edition will meet the following objectives:
1. The student will identify words and construct meaning from text and illustrations, phonics,
and context clues.
2. The student will determine the main idea through illustrations.
3. The student will recognize basic patterns and functions of language.
4. The student will understand that word choice can shape ideas, feelings, and actions.
5. The student will use and identify repetition, rhyme, and rhythm in oral and written text.
6. The student will use text and previous readings to make predictions.
7. The student will use a simple outline.
8. The student will use knowledge of developmental-level vocabulary in reading.
9. The student will increase comprehension by summary and discussion.
10. The student will recognize the beginning, middle, and end in passages.
11. The student will write questions and observations about familiar topics, stories, or new
experiences.
12. The student will analyze an author’s perspective, noting the differences between fact and
opinion.
13. The student will use reference materials to obtain information.
14. The student will justify an argument with logical, relevant reasons, clear examples, and
supporting details.
15. The student will retell details of information, including sequencing of information.
16. The student will produce final documents that have been edited for correct spelling,
punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure.
17. The student will use knowledge and experience to tell about experiences or to write for
familiar occasions, audiences, and purposes
18. The student will follow simple sets of instructions for simple tasks using logical sequencing
of steps
19. The student will use different forms of words, including contractions, possessive nouns, and
present, past, and future tenses.
20. The student will determine how to draw conclusions from texts.
21. The student will understand sentence varieties, paragraph writing, and punctuation.
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Lesson 1
Selection for Study—
“The Finding of Moses”
1. Read the story and tell it.
2. Describe the picture.
Teacher Note
“The Finding of Moses” was painted by Paul
Delaroche, a popular French painter in the early 19th
century. Born in 1797 in Paris as Hippolyte Delaroche
(later known as Paul), he began exhibiting his works
in 1822. He specialized in paintings that depicted
historical and religious subjects such as this painting
of The Finding of Moses. His works were characterized
by their attention to detail. Delaroche died in 1856.
Extended Activity
A. The king’s daughter named the baby Moses
because she “drew him out of the water,” as seen in this work of art. Using the Internet or
baby name books, have the students research the meanings of their names and write a brief
report detailing the events surrounding their births. In the report answer the following
questions: What is your name? What does it mean? How was your birth unique? Who was
there? How did your family celebrate your arrival?
B. The story of Moses is most often depicted through art work showing his cradle floating in
the Nile from which he got his name. Have the students create a piece of art that depicts the
meaning of their names.
Lesson 2
Names of Persons and Places
1. From the story, “The Finding of Moses,” copy:
A. The name of the baby
The baby’s name was Moses.
B. The name of the baby’s sister
The sister’s name was Miriam.
C. The name of the king
The king was named Pharaoh.
2. With what kind of letter does the name of a person or place begin?
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The name of a person or place begins with a capital letter.
3. Make a rule for this use of the capital letter.
A proper noun is the name of a particular person or place. All names of particular people and
places must begin with a capital letter.
4. Write the names of—
A two countries
B. five boys
C. two celebrated men
D. four cities
E. two states
F. five girls
Answers may vary.
Lesson 3
Selection for Study—“The Stone in the Road”
1. Tell the story from the following outline:
A. The king
The king loved his people and tried to help them but they were selfish, so the king decided to teach
them a lesson by placing a stone in the middle of the road, then hiding to see what would happen.
B. The people
The people were selfish and did not try to help each other.
C. The stone in the road
The king placed the stone in the road that passed his palace. He wanted to see what the people
would do with the stone.
D. The people who passed
First a woman came along with some goats and scolded about it, but she went around the stone
and continued on her way. Next came a man riding a donkey and also complained about the
stone but rode around it and moved on. Others also passed by and commented on the stone but
made no attempt to remove it from the road.
E. The miller’s boy
The miller’s boy came by carrying a bundle, stopped and decided to move the stone so no one
would fall over it. He put down his bundle and with great effort pushed the stone to one side.
F. The bag of gold.
When the stone was moved, the miller’s boy found a bag where the stone had been with these
words written on the bag, “This bag of gold belongs to the one who helps others by removing the
stone from the road.” So he carried his treasure home with a happy heart.
2. Read in the last part of the story what the king said.
The king returned to his palace saying, “I’m glad that I found someone who is unselfish enough
to think of the comfort of others.”
3. With what kind of letter is the word I always written?
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The word I is always written with a capital letter.
4. Make a rule for this use of the capital letter.
I is always capitalized when used as a word.
Lesson 4
Selection to be Memorized
Teacher Note
Refer to the memorization rubric, page 218, for evaluation.
1. Copy the quotation and memorize it.
Extended Activity
In Lessons 2 and 3, the students created rules for capital letters. Have the students list the words
of this poem that begin with capital letters and create a rule for the manner in which they
are used in this poem. The capitalized words are the first words of each new line of poetry:
True, In, Some, Of, For, And, There’s, And. The first word in each new line of a poem begins
with a capital letter. Have the students read other poems in the book to see if their rule is
true for other poems as well. See Lesson 6, Lesson 13, and Lesson 30 as examples.
Lesson 5
Composition—A Prince Story
1. Read the story, “The Stone in the Road,” then make a similar story about a prince and a
beautiful jewel. The prince places the jewel in a bucket far down in a deep well, then he
dresses himself up as a poor old man and asks all who pass to draw water for him to drink.
2. Make an outline of your story.
3. Tell the story from the outline.
4. Begin your story in this way: Once upon a time, a prince…
Lesson 6
Selection for Study—“The Wise Fairy”
1. Explain the third stanza.
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As the fairy watched the poor, lonely women spinning clothes day after day, she hid a lump of
gold in the flax for them.
2. What is a distaff?
A distaff is a a staff that holds the flax or wool the spinner is spinning.
3. Explain the seventh stanza.
The fairy gave a gift of gold to any who spent their money for the essentials of life such as shoes
for their feet, bread to eat, or a coat to keep warm.
4. Explain the eighth stanza.
If the poor spent their money on expensive jewels, wine, silk, or foolish pleasures, they found only
a lump of clay from the fairy.
5. Tell the story of the wise fairy.
The wise fairy lived in a tree so she could see far and wide. She kept an eye on the poor women,
ditchers, children, and fishermen so she could reward them for work well done.
6. Who wrote this poem?
Alice Cary wrote this poem.
7. What lesson did the author wish to teach?
The author wished to teach the lesson that when we use our time and money wisely, there will
always be enough to sustain us. When we spend our money on expensive things, not necessary
for sustaining life, we will not find happiness.
8. What part of the poem do you like best?
Answers may vary.
Extended Activity:
Alice Cary draws pictures with her words so the reader can visualize the scene she describes.
Choose one stanza and create a piece of art that best shows the image in that stanza.
Lesson 7
Oral Composition
Frank and Mary Rogers each received two dollars for a Christmas present. Tell a story showing
how one of the children spent the money foolishly and one wisely.
Lesson 8
The Sentence
A. A fairy lived on the other side of the sea.
B. Where did she hide the lumps of gold?
C. Do not spend gold foolishly.
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1. Which of the groups of words tells something? Note: A group of words that tells something
is a statement.
A. The group of words that tells something is “A fairy lived on the other side of the sea.”
2. What mark of punctuation is placed after a statement?
A period is placed after a statement.
3. Which of the groups of words asks something? Note: A group of words that asks something
is a question.
B. The group of words that asks something is “Where did she hide lumps of gold?”
4. What mark of punctuation is placed after a question?
A question mark is placed after a question.
5. Which of the groups of words makes a command? Note: A group of words that orders
something is a command. Note: A group of words that tells, asks, or commands is a
sentence.
C. The group of words that makes a command is “Do not spend gold foolishly.”
6. With what kind of letter does the first word of every sentence begin?
The first word of every sentence begins with a capital letter.
7. Write five statements about “The Wise Fairy.”
Statements may vary.
8. Write five questions about “The Wise Fairy.”
Questions may vary.
9. Write five commands that the fairy might have given to the people, or that they may have
given to each other.
Commands may vary.
Lesson 9
Picture Study—
The Flower Girl
1. What story does the picture tell?
2. How old do you think the little girl is?
3. From what kind of home do you imagine she may
have come?
4. Why do you think she is selling flowers?
5. What do you think the boys are saying?
6. Do you imagine that they will buy any flowers?
7. How do you think these boys make money?
8. Can you suggest another name for the picture?
Answers will vary.
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Teacher Note
This particular picture is also named Tough Customers or Street Arabs as the homeless
children in New York were called. It was painted in oil on canvas in 1881 by John George Brown,
who began his successful painting career about 1860. He specialized in humorous paintings of
children at play that became popular after the Civil War, since they represented the future hope
of the country. For additional information regarding this piece of art as insightfully written by
Kenneth W. Maddox see:
http://www.museothyssen.org/thyssen_ing/coleccion/obras_ficha_texto_print120.html
Lesson 10
Composition
1. Write the story that one of the boys in the picture, The Flower Girl, might tell his sister.
Begin it in this way: As I was going down the street I…
Lesson 11
Use of the Dictionary
1. How are the words in the dictionary arranged?
Words in the dictionary are arranged alphabetically.
2. How is the pronunciation of the word indicated?
The pronunciation of a word is indicated by pronunciation symbols.
3. Write words containing the following sounds:
Answers will vary but may reflect the following sounds:
a—cat, mat, sat, bat
ā—name, same, came, tame
ä—father, arm, cart, cotton, bottle
e—feather, elephant, bed
ē—heat, seat, meat
i—igloo, tip, chip
ı̄—ice, mice, time
o·—all, saw, caught
ō—old, cold, bold
u·—book, hook, pull
ü—you, unicorn, use
—banana, about
·oi—coin, join, toy
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au·—out, now, ouch
N—sing, ring, thing
4. Study in your dictionary the following: hedge, mirror, meadow, compassion, flax, refer,
dictation, paragraph, shelter, stanza, powerful, description, brim, initial, orchard.
5. Copy the words, dividing them into syllables and placing marks of pronunciation as given
in the dictionary. Pronounce the words.
hedge, hej; mirror, mir- r; meadow, me-dō; compassion, k m- pa-sh n
flax, flaks; refer, ri- f r; dictation, dik- tā-sh n; paragraph, par- -graf
shelter, shel-t r; stanza, stan-z ; powerful, pa·u( )r-f l; description, di- skrip-sh n
brim, brim; initial, i- ni-sh l; orchard, o·r-ch rd
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Lesson 12
Correct Use of Words
A. Did you call him?
B. Did you call me?
C. Did you call him and me?
D.Mother bought some candy for you.
E. Mother bought some candy for me.
F. Mother bought some candy for you and me.
1. Study the sentences.
2. Write a sentence containing the word me.
3. Write the sentence again, using him and me instead of me.
4. Write another sentence using the word me.
5. Write the sentence again, using you and me in place of me.
6. Write another sentence containing me.
7. Write the sentence again, using her and me in place of me.
8. Write a sentence containing the word us.
9. Write the sentence again, using them and us in place of us.
Answers to above will vary.
Lesson 13
Selection to be Memorized—“The Robin”
1. Find in the dictionary words that might be used for caroled, piping, blissful, rapturously,
jubilant.
A thesaurus (a book of synonyms) should be used for this activity. Possible answers might be:
caroled —warbled, twittered, chirped, trilled
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