Books with author Emma Serl

The purpose of this book is to aid pupils to speak and write the English language correctly. The book is intended especially for use of pupils in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. It may, however, be adjusted to suit different conditions found in more advanced classes. If "Primary Language Lessons" was used in the last half of the second grade and through the third, the pupil is well prepared to begin "Intermediate Language Lessons," in the fourth grade. Content covers literature studies, letter writing, correct forms of speech and words often misused, vocabulary, outlines, oral and written composition, capitalization and punctuation, civic subjects, such as the school, the court, the state, etc. When an essential fact is taught, the pupil is given practice in using the fact again and again, through dictation, reproduction, and original composition.

An experienced teacher of the early 20th century, Emma Serl used imaginative lessons and short, jargon-free instructions to make learning a pleasure. She made liberal use of writings by the literary giants of our English language heritage, as well as fables, folklore and maxims-the kinds of writing children should know if they are to become well-educated in our rich literary traditions.

The object of this little volume is to lead children of the second and third grades into the habit of speaking and writing the English language correctly. To accomplish this, the author has prepared a drill book which emphasizes the reproduction of many of the short stories current in our literature, and also introduces practice exercises to familiarize the pupils with correct forms. Beginning with simple, graduated exercises, they are continued fill a general principle is inductively reached.It is assumed that the child will learn to speak and write correctly, by imitation, if the proper forms are presented to him. Accordingly much attention is given in this book to expressions frequently misused, as for example, troublesome verb forms. The lessons are designed, as well, to awaken and sustain children’s interest in natural objects, and to put them in sympathetic relations with living things.The author has written from the standpoint of the child, and in language that the child can readily comprehend.

The 301 lessons on Emma Serl's Intermediate Language Lessons remain classics today, largely due to their ability to teach the intricacies of the English language (and, along the way, the basic moral habits of a good member of the community) by appealing to the imagination of the young student.---------Sample Lesson: The Stone in the RoadThere was once a king who lived in a beautiful palace near a little village. He loved the people in the village and tried in many ways to help them.But the people were selfish and did not try to help one another. The good king wished to teach them a lesson, so he arose early one morning and placed a large stone in the road which led past his palace. Then, hiding himself near by, he watched to see what would happen.Soon a woman came along driving some goats to pasture. She scolded because the stone was in the way, and stepping over it she went on up the road.By and by a man came, riding a donkey. He complained about the stone but drove around it and went on his way.Other people came and went. Each remarked about the stone, but no one tried to move it.At last, when the day was almost ended, the miller’s boy came down the road. Seeing the stone he halted and put down the bundle he was carrying.“This stone should not be here,” he said. “Some one might fall over it. I will move it out of the way.”The stone was heavy, and the boy could scarcely lift it. But by repeated efforts he at last pushed it from its place and rolled it to one side. As he turned, to continue on his way, he saw that in the place where the stone had been there was a bag upon which something was written. Bending closer he read these words: “This bag of gold belongs to the one who helps others by removing the stone from the road.”The miller’s boy carried his treasure homeward with a happy heart, and as the king returned to his palace he said, “I am glad that I have found some one who is unselfish enough to think of the comfort of others.”Tell the story, from the following outline:The king.The people.The stone in the road.The people who passed.The miller’s boy.The bag of gold.Read, in the last part of the story, what the king said.With what kind of letter is the word I always written?Make a rule for this use of the capital letter.

2015 Reprint of 1911 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Along with Charlotte Mason, Serl's work is considered one of the more lasting classics on Home Schooling. "Primary Language Lessons" deals with word usage, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, contractions, letter writing, memorization and recitation of poetry, retelling or rewriting of brief narratives, copy-work, and dictation. Overall emphasis is upon proper word usage in both spoken and written communication. Beautiful artwork reproductions (in black and white) are used as the basis for a number of lessons as are myths, legends, fables, fairy tales, historical vignettes, biographies, Bible stories, and nature lessons. This work is intended for second and third graders.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...20. I rose at five, and after breakfast washed the dishes, and then helped Mother work. Anna is in Boston with Cousin Louisa. I took care of Abby in the afternoon, and in the evening I made some pretty things for my dolly. Nov. 5. Did my lessons, and in the evening Mother read "Kenilworth" to us while we sewed. It is splendid! We have had a lovely day. All the trees were covered with ice and it shone like diamonds or fairy palaces.--From the Diary of Louisa M. Alcott. Copyright. 1889. by John S. P. Alcott. People often keep a record of the events of each day. This record is called a diary. Keep a diary for a week. Put down every day the events that interest you, or that you would like to remember. Complete the following sentences: 1. There is a period after Sept., because. 2. There is an apostrophe in it's, because. 3. Mother s is written with an apostrophe and s, because. 4. Anna begins with a capital letter, because. 5. Cousin begins with a capital letter, because. LESSON 146 LONGFELLOW'S DIARY Henry Wadsworth Longfellow put into his diary bits of beautiful description. The following was written June 23, 1831: I can almost fancy myself in Spain, the morning is so soft and beautiful. The tessellated shadow of the honeysuckle lies motionless upon my study floor, as if it were a figure in the carpet; and through the open window comes the fragrance of the wild brier and the mock orange. The birds are caroling in the trees, and their shadows flit across the window as they dart to and fro in the sunshine, while the murmur of the bee, the cooing of the doves from the eaves, and the whirring of a little humming bird that has its nest in the honeysuckle, send up a sound of joy to meet the rising sun. Find, in the dictionary, the meaning of the word tesse...

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