The School News and Practical Educator Volume 9-11

Download or read book The School News and Practical Educator Volume 9-11 written by Anonymous and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...fly thousands of miles, and build their nests in summer among the lakes and marshes of cold northern countries."--Coope'r's Animal Life. 2. Read the poem carefully and thoughtfully. 3. Describe the imagery given in the poem. 4. Do you suppose that Mr. Bryant actually observed wild geese in their migrations before writing this poem'? Give reasons for your opinion. 5. What lesson does Mr. Bryant get from observing the migrations of the waterfowl? 6. Which stanza of the poem do you like best? Suggestive Exercises on lbove Poem. 1. Unless pupils are familiar with the habits of the fringed gentian this poem will be almost meaningless to them. 2. If possible have the plant and its flower present when the poem is being studied, and discuss the following questions: a). Where does the fringed gentian grow? b). What time in the year does it bloom? What reference does Mr. Bryant make to this in the poem? (c). What is the color of the flower? What does Mr. Bryant say about its color? (cl). What time in the day does the flower open? _ What reference is made to this in the poem? 3. 'What special preparation do you suppose that Mr. Bryant had for writing this poem? 4. What important lesson does Mr. Bryant draw from the life of the fringed gentian? 5. Lead your pupils to see that Mr. Bryant is indeed "the poet of nature"; that he would observe such common things as the migrations of birds and the peculiar habits of a simple flower, and from these facts obtain inspiring thoughts and express them in such beautiful language that mankind is lifted up to nobler things by the reading thereof. THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. It must be apparent to every one familiar with our schools, that the most pressing want is...