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/a /T<£2 CV ^usn-ws/t/i ^/yX^/ --t-Z^y-n- s<AS-n^L*SW .^^Sk/Aes? M/^2 ^/^^t^t^i/^^j^r /Ctr ^^.ir/V%y ^fsc SC4lsts*T- ^<~4L4si/ ^Ce- ^U^Lj££ -4&4S-M ^MsQsr- '/S sn^e^u tyc-v<A* r-f^U- ll ll<r-<^st^l A^^sA-f^cJZ*//^/ -^f/^fl^fr <T 1/ C£+<l~^ /A*-£c<^rT^> Above the fourth year, an expeditious method of checking spelling test papers is that of having the words spelled orally to the class by the teacher or by some pupil whose paper is letter perfect. Each word should be pro- nounced distinctly and spelled slowly by syllables. See § 36, § 37, and § C8. See Spelling Errors and Their Correction, § 39 and § 40, Chapter IV, and Correcting Habits of Faulty Spelling, page 13; also Use of the Spelling Pocket, and Development of a Spelling Conscience, page 24. As Checked by Pupil 9 j/~r^f^/^/ S< -Sls^jflS^? .<-. sfrfsa^. ag^fcg&gd ^tatfegag eSLAk^a 205 Step III. Treat Errors: Assign to the pupils concerned, for independent individual study, any word misspelled by only one or two pupils. Each pupil should add to the list which he keeps in his spelling pocket, any word he has mis- spelled in the test. Reteach any word which has been misspelled by a number of pupils in the test. Any or all of the steps indicated in (1) to (8) below may be taken, if necessary, in reteaching a word. Emphasis should vary according to the degree of difficulty for these pupils, as indicated by the test. Step IV. Teach Separately Each New Word in the Lesson: (1) Teacher writes the word on the blackboard and then pronounces it distinctly but without exag- geration. The word must not be presented with syllables separated by spaces or hyphens.* Such pro- cedure would tend to give the pupil a faulty impression of the word as a whole. (2) Pupils pronounce the word correctly several times. The teacher may call upon several pupils in turn and then upon the group in concert, f (3) Pupils use the word orally in sentences. The teacher may call upon several pupils in turn, until it becomes reasonably certain that all members of the class are familiar with the meaning and use of the word. (4) Teacher may indicate any troublesome part of the word by tracing it in colored crayon, by under- lining it, or by otherwise directing attention to it, but never by calling attention to any wrong way of spelling it. (5) Teacher indicates syllabication of word by * For the convenience of the teacher the new words in each lesson in this Manual are separated into syllables by spaces. They should not, however, be presented in this manner to pupils. t Concert work is usually neither valuable nor safe unless it is preceded or followed by individual work. 206 pronouncing each syllable and at the same time trac- ing with pointer an imaginary curved line under it, and then by spelling the word orally; for example, g-o-v — e-r-n — m-e-n-t (pausing briefly at the end of each syllable without pronouncing the syllable). In this step the teacher should pronounce the word before and after each spelling. (6) Several pupils in turn are called upon to spell the word orally by syllables, as in (5) above. (7) The entire class with eyes closed, spell the word orally while each endeavors to picture to himself the word as it appears in written form. Then each opens his eyes and compares his "picture" with the word as it is written on the blackboard. (8) Each pupil writes the word, quietly pronounc- ing each letter as he writes it, and then compares the word as he has written it with the word as it is spelled on the blackboard or in the book. >tep V. Make Assignment for Independent Study: Assign for independent review the review words which occur in the lesson. Call attention to any particular s}*llable or letter which may be especially difficult. Occasionally call attention to the impor- tance of each pupil's reviewing the words in his spelling- pocket. In their individual study, pupils should be encour- aged to visualize each word, that is, "to close their eyes and try to see the letters in their places," then to look at the word in the book or on the blackboard, and again to close their eyes and try to picture it; and finally to write it and then compare its spelling with the word in the book or on the blackboard: As part of their independent study, pupils may profitably be required to prepare and hand in to the teacher at some time during the day, or previous to 207 the following lesson, sentences in which the words of this lesson are used. The best of these sentences may- be used by the teacher in the test given (Step I) in the next lesson period. Encourage pupils to form small study groups to assist one another in improving individual methods of study, to test one another on words listed in spelling pockets, to examine critically written work to be handed in, and to assist one another in all possible ways in order to make perfect scores in spelling tests and in all other written work. Lesson 631 Read Introduction to Fifth Year, page 203. Devote a full period to this introductory lesson, emphasizing points as indicated in paragraph in the textbook. Point out necessity for the intelligent and adequate use of the spelling pocket. See § 1, Chapter IV. Lesson 632 Teach: sea son, au tumn (se'zn) (6'tum) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 33, § 34, § 36, § 37, § 38, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: August (449), Thursday (303), Wednesday (302), Saturday (304), family (479), parents, coming, weather (616), Tuesday (301), country (234), company (479) Notice numbers in parenthesis after certain words in this review list. These numbers refer in each case to the lesson in which the word was originally introduced into the text and suggestions made concerning its treatment. See § 23, § 24, Chapter IV. Lesson 633 Teach: wise, plan, sincere, succeed (wlz) (plan) (sln-ser') (suk-sed') See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 24, § 27, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: given, meant (512), further (469), instead (469), can't (409), won't (293), since (463), quite (463) ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 208 Lesson 634 Teach: turtle, gnat, gnaw (tur'tl) (n&t) (no) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See also § 25, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: animal, butterfly (622), mosquito (617), finally, grasshopper (622), caterpillar, frightened (312), spider, cob- web, tangled (4001 Lesson 635 Teach: sub ject, course, notes, text (sub'jCkt) (kors) (nots) (tSkst) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See also § 11, § 12, § 28, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review : examples, examination (539), studying (539), office (472), recess, excused (283), principal (472), business (414), promised (416), talked too (365) much (167), before (194) they began (97) Lesson 636 Teach: in deed, pur pose, proud (In-ded'j (pur'pus) (proud; See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 39, § 40, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: whose, quiet (402), become (462), manner, does (146) not, doesn't (395), honest, didn't (395), again (203), have (243) to be (94) vaccinated (531) Lesson 637 Teach: quick lv, spe cial (kwlk'll) (spesh'al) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Assign for Independent Review: coming quickly, special news, spider (.622), caterpillar (622), common, autumn (632), season (632), vacation, review (539), writing (2S7), erased (2S2), almost (115), the whole afternoon (ISO) See treatment of business, Lesson 414. Other hard words on the page: principal (see Lesson -172;, loo much (see Lesson 365), whose (see Lesson 523)j quiet (see Lesson 402), doesn't (see Lesson 395), autumn (see Lesson 632), writing (see Lesson 287), almost (see Lesson 115), tohole (see Lesson 521). boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when; zh = z as in azure; kh =ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 209 Read -pages 27 to 29 in the introduction to Chapter V. Notice especially the significance of boldface type in lesson treatments. Lesson 638 Teach: com po si tion, gram mar, pu pil (k6m"p6-zlsh'un) (gram'er) (pu'pll) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Assign for Independent Review: recitation (628), language, absent, period, sentence, problem (471), history (471), geography (471), separate (416), pronounce (471), understand, understood Lesson 639 Teach: verse, tune, stan za, cho rus (vurs) (tun) (st&n'zd) (ko'rus) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Assign for Independent Review: whenever, sincere (633), succeed (633), whatever, afterward, beginning (272), without, either (359), neither (359), whether (488) or not, too busy to write (237) Lesson 640 Teach: au thor, po em, quo ta tion (6'ther) (po'Sm) (kwo-ta'shun) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 13, § 14, Chapter IV. (On the assumption that the teacher has by this time become entirely familiar with Suggested Lesson Plan E, less frequent reference will be made to it from this point on, except at the beginning of the second half of the year.) Assign for Independent Review: calendar (467), subject (635), treated, wise, plan, their (318), friends (351), sure (289), enough (366),' business , question, sidewalk, pavement Lesson 641 Teach: lane, trav eled, wind ing (Ian) (tr&v'eld) (wind'Ing) Assign for Independent Review: race, mouse (94), gnaw (634), winding course (635), toward (499), indeed (636), together (499), purpose (636), umbrella (461) Refer pupils to page 2 in their spelling books for a satisfactory answer to the questions on page 6. ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer : right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menii; 210 "Correcting" spelling papers does not correct spelling error*. Such checking is a waste of lime and effort unless the errors are actually corrected by the pupil who made them. See §39, § 40, § 41, § 42, § 43, Chapter IV. Lesson 642 Teach: brass, pol ished, buck le, bag gage (bras) (poTlsht) (btik'l) (bag'aj) Assign for Independent Review: queer (459), asked (384), guess (432), hoped, giving (537), meant, looked, pupil, seemed (462) P.eread § 23,"§ 24, § 25, Chapter IV. Lesson 643 Teach: hur ry ing, goal, de ter mined, stung (hur'Hng) (gol) (dS-tur'mlnd) (stting) Assign for Independent Review: quickly, claimed, followed (452), gnat (634), bee (397), yourself, direction, different (435), expects (599) to win, well behaved See § 30, § 31, § 32, Chapter IV. Lesson 644 Teach: odd, num bered, fractions, drilled (6d) (ntim'berd) (frak'shunz) (drlld) See § 39, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: addition (281), arithmetic (281), figures, notes, text, term (540), grammar (63S), language (549), special (637 ) While this story is being written, pupils should be free to use their spelling books or to look up the spelling or syllabication of words in their dictionaries. The completed stories should be examined carefully by the writers and each should enter any misspelled words on the list in his spelling pocket for further study and review. Lesson 645 Teach : col umns, globe, cray ons, cop ied, ex pla na tion (kdl'umz) (glob) (kra'onz) (k6pld) (eks"pld-na'shun) See § 13, § 14, § 25, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: author (640), poem (640 j, verse (639), composition, quotation, second (540), stanza (639), whose (523), not quite ready (115), tried to make peace (502) boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; than, thick; hw = wh as in when; zh = z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 211 Lesson 646 Teach: cheating, sneaked, rot ten (chet'Ing) (snekt) (rSt'n) See § 33, § 34, § 36, § 37, § 38, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: winding, their, manners (538), truant, ashamed, don't, isn't, wood, proud, traveled (641), honest (544"), eating, supper Lesson 647 Teach: dis miss, col lee tion (dls-mls') (ko-lek'shun) Assign for Independent Review: finally, thousands (565), season (632), autumn (632), vacation, spoiled (625), whole (521), chorus (639), half (370), notes, begin, tune, sign (576), name Lesson 648 Teach: col o ny, is land, col o nies, coun tries (k6l'6-nl) (I'land) (kol'6-nlz) (kun'trlz) Before teaching island, see § 25, Chapter IV. Call attention to the fact that island =is land. Assign for Independent Review: determined (643), succeeded (633), com- menced (624), questioned, hoped, goal (643), globe, brass, divided (287), middle, larger, quickly Lesson 649 Teach: pres i dent, gov ern ment, gov ern or (prez'I-dent) (guv'ern-ment) (guv'ern-er) See § 13, § 14, § 16, § 17, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: separate, purpose (636), subject, guessed (432), geography, recitation, grammar, explanation, baggage (642), umbrella, hammer (391), polished Lesson 650 Assign for Independent Review: . buckle (642), leggings (560), circles, cross- ing, library (472), building, fractions, figures (464), columns (645), common, period (465), multiplied (465), mosquitoes (617), banana (303), Wednesday, October (449), November (449), December (449) ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 212 See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 30, § 31, § 32, Chapter IV. Devote a few minutes to a dictionary, drill after the manner of Exercise IV in the Appendix. Lesson 651 Teach: sin cere ly, re spect ful ly (sln-ser'lS) (re-spekt'fo61-I) Drill pupils on the distinct enunciation of the / in respectfully. Assign for Independent Review: instead (469), alike, odd, of course (635), I wonder (515) whether (4SS), if you would rather (463), was hurrying (643) to meet (520) the train, said (207) to myself, never have seen (316), Yours sincerely, Yours respectfully A profitable written exercise may grow out of this lesson, in the form of a letter written by each pupil in his own way, choosing as many of these words and phrases as he has use for. Lesson 652 Teach: base ball, bat ter, base, score, won (bas'bol) (bat'er) (bas) (skor) (wtin Be sure to have the word won written in sentences: He won the race; Our class won the prize. Assign for Independent Review: numbered (644), drilled (644), coming (107), sneaked (646), pupil (638), spoke, allowed (334) to choose (582), won the game Lesson 653 Teach: pitch, catch, pitch er, catch er (plch) (kaeh) (pich'er) (k&ch'er) The mispronunciation of these words accounts for the fact that they are frequently misspelled. Drill on correct pronunciation. See § 25, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: fist, finger, wrist (507), cheating (646), whipped (497), dismissed (617), copied (645), crayon, island (64S), lead (466) pencil (466), threw (376) the ball Devote a minute to placing on the blackboard a good model for the opening and for the closing of a letter, and for addressing an envelope. bobt, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when; zh =z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 15 213 Lesson 654 Teach: short stop, urn pire, play er, cen ter, fault (sh6rt'st5p") (iim'plr) (pla'er) (sen'ter) (folt) Insist upon accurate pronunciation of umpire. Assign for Independent Review: diamond (615), collection, special (637), against (482), together (499), August (449), countries (648), govern- or (649), colonies (648), knew (337), whose (523), fault, ashamed of himself (546) Lesson 655 Teach: ex act ly, ex tra, ear li er (eg-zakt'li) (8ks'trd) (ur'li-er) Here again, correct pronunciation will help to prevent the misspelling of a troublesome word, exactly. Assign for Independent Review: quotation, composition, author (640), stanza (631), poem (640), verse (639), review (539), excused (283), allowed (334), had not been (188) vaccinated (531) Lesson 656 Teach: driv ing, hack, cab, dray (driving) (hak) (kab) (dra) See § 39, § 40, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: president (649), problems (471), principal (472), winding, traveled (641), colony (648), determined (643), beginning (272), government (649), I have learned (492) to use (375) the dictionary (465) Lesson 657 Teach: ca noe, ca noe ing, camp ing, danc ing (kd-noo') (kd-noo'Ing) (kamp'ing) (dans'Ing) Require pupils to sound the final g distinctly in camping, dancing and other words of similar ending. Assign for Independent Review: received (475), invitation (475), respectfully, sincerely (651), evening (519), suppose (555), address (475), envelope (475), My dear Cousin (479), went (111) to a picnic (620) The test in this lesson may profitably take the form of a letter dictated to the class. ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sm; cold, obey, c6rd, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 214 It may often be advantageous to look up the lessons indicated by numbers in parenthesis to get suggestions for effective re-teaching of difficult words in the review list in any given lesson. Lesson 658 Teach: whis per ing, qui et ly (hwls'per-lng) (kwl'fit-ll) See § 33, § 34, § 36, § 37, § 38, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: geography (471), history (471), understood, pitcher (653), shortstop, players, sentence (465), column (645. grammar (638), touched (625) the base (652), won (652) the prize (502) Lesson 659 Teach: basket-ball, football, victory, fact, tackle (bas'ket-bol) (foot'bol") (vlk'to-rl) (fakt) (tak'l) Spend drill on pronunciation of victory. Assign for Independent Review: umpire (654), score (652), true (386), reply, sorry, buckle (642), fasten (404), between (362), the halves (441), across (191) the field (443) Lesson 660 Inspect the word lists in the pupils' spelling pockets. Explain that, since each pupil's progress in spelling is his own personal problem, it is far more important that he should show improvement from time to time over his own previous spelling record, than that he should excel some other student. Make "Beat your own spelling record" a slogan in your class, and encourage every pupil to use his spelling pocket, as a place to keep his "spelling troubles". See § 45, Chapter IV. Lesson 661 Teach: flat ten, dodge, lift, stir (flat'n) (d6j) (lift) (stur) ?ec Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Assign for Independent Review: very (224), queer, kinds, handled (621), claimed (545), dropped (308), chose, many, more See § 39, § 40, Chapter IV. boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = \vh as in when; zh — z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 215 Never drill on a word or on a group of wards beyond the point of active attention on the part of the individual or the class concerned. All drills should be short and "snappy." Lesson 662 Teach: scheme, brain, cause, result (skem) (bran) (koz) (re-zulf) Assign for Independent Review: exactly (655), quite (463), since, direction (594), straight (405), driving, gray (616), horse (419), dancing, earlier (655), extra (655) See § 23, § 24, Chapter IV. Lesson 663 Teach: troub le, suf fered (triib'l) (suf'erd) Assign for Independent Review: governor (649), government (649), dismiss (647), center (654), island (648), canoe, patient, proved (415), countries (64S), colonies (648), president (649) In discussing with the class the question on page 13 of their textbook, bring out these points: Leaving written work unverified begets a careless atti- tude toward written work; it violates one's spelling conscience because it is less than one's best. Lesson 664 Teach: aim, no tice, de stroy, dis cov er (am) (no'tls) (de-stroi') (dis-kuv'er) See § 19, § 20, § 21, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: bear (345), beast, fierce (481), camping, canoeing (657), climbed, fox, pony (495), tied (528), bow and arrow, leather (560) suit (459) Lesson 665 Teach: view, scene, bluff, ridge (vu) (sen) (bluf) (rlj) See § 44, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: colony (648), victory (659), sharp blade, knife (349), edge (559), too (365), dull, mountain (473), animals (439), tracked, dragged ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, cSmpare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 216 Lesson 666 Teach: oh (6) Have oh written in a sentence: Oh, yes, I shall go. Assign for Independent Review: whispered (658), flatten, tackle (659), crawled (290), caught (422), daughter (615), Indian (560), listened (283), fastened (404), maybe (379), earlier (655), quietly (658), during (364), evening (519), bound with a cord, safe and sound Lesson 667 Teach: vil lage, chief (vil'aj) (chef) Assign for Independent Review: paint (373), feathers (288), real scheme (662), lift, stir (661), make-believe (374), dodge (661), stood, dressed (452), build (254), tried (330), their tents The story to be written, as suggested on page 15 of the spelling book, should be commended principally on the merits of its spelling. See § 46, § 47, Chapter IV. Lesson 668 Teach: use less, re plied, hop ing, pit ied (us'l&s) (rS-plid') (hoping) (pltld) See § 49, Chapter IV Assign for Independent Review: answered (290), respectfully (651), sincerely (651), trouble (663), cause (662), result, touched, stopped (308), because (210) Lesson 669 Teach: prai lie, plain, ranch, range (pra'rlj (plan) (ranch) (ranj) See § 9, § 10, Chapter IV. The word prairie is a troublesome one. Have all the above words written in sentences: A prairie is a broad plain. A range of mountains lies be- yond the ranch. Call attention to the ai in plain and in prairie. Assign for Independent Review: view (665), scene (665), picture (133), discover (664), separate. (416), climbed (625), extra, hours, score, obeyed (561) the rules, won (652) the race boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when; zh = z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 217 When a pu.pil has misspelled a word, whether orally or in ivriting, do not call his attention to the wrong form. Drill on the correct form of the word. Lesson 670 Teach : re al Iy, stin gy, poor, taunt (re'al'i) (stln'jl) (poor) (tant) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Special drill on correct pronunciation of really. Have poor written in sentences: He was a poor boy; I do not want to be a poor speller. Assign for Independent Review: subject (635), government, destroy (664), patient (525), suffered (663), surprised, common (591), reason, seemed See § 26, § 27, § 28, § 29, Chapter IV. Lesson 671 Teach: shown, plen tv (shon) (plen'ti) See § 9, § 10, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: grown, always (193), farmer, barns, turn (305), knob (568), notice (664), aim, clerk (604), trade, those, kinds (547), one, tenth, daily (528) work, not sure whether Lesson 672 Teach: the a ter, own er, for tune (the'a-ter) (on'er) (for'ttln) See § 33, § 34, § 36, § 37, § 38, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: ticket, quarter, offered, owned, chief (667), facts, diamond (615), presents (342), business (414), aisle on either side Lesson 673 Teach: den tist, grind ing, all right (den'tlst) (grind Ing) (61 rlt) The combination all right is a very troublesome one. Have it written many times in sentences: I feel all right; My bicycle runs all right. Assign for Independent Review: tooth, teeth, ache (327), sore (528), aching (332), pressed, syrup (579), taffy, worst (554), stuff, ate (235) his meals, seems all right, October, Hallowe'en (314), pumpkin (314) ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 218 Lesson 674 Teach: herds, croquet, level (hurdz) (kro-ka') (lev'el) Have herds written in a sentence: I sow three herds of cattle. Give atten- tion to proper pronunciation of croquet. See § 11, § 12, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: range (669), plain (669), prairie (669), ranch, village (667), canoeing (657), camping, ridge (665), bluff, brush, filled his pockets, knocked (568) at the door ('159) Lesson 675 Teach: Sab bath, or chard, fa vor ite (sab'dth) (or'cherd) (fa'ver-it) Pay particular attention to the pronunciation of orchard and favorite. - . rested association: The a in orchard stands for apples. Assign for Independent Review: poem (640), author (640), brain, mind (407), hoping, pitied, replied, lived, church, organ (279), piano, listen, stayed (478), owned an orchard, favorite apples (109) Lesson 676 Teach: ac cept, re fuse, re main (ak-sepf) (re-fuz) (re-man') Have accept written in sentences: I accept your apology; Shi will be glad to accept that gift. Assign for Independent Review: invitation, determined (643), destroyed (664), discovered, copied (645) the words (132), scheme (662), cause (662), result, trouble, useless, grammar (638), erased from the board '388) Lesson 677 Teach: formed, club (formd) (kltib) See § 44, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: chance (278), besides, except (463), something else (422), cannot (248), belong, because, though (469), useful (493), enough, unless you really (670) know (124) boot, foot; found; boil; function: chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = \vh as in when ; zh = z as in azure ; kh = ch a s in loch. See jrron unciation hey in Appendix. 219 Pupils can be, and usually are, very helpful to one another in drill and review and in testing on individual words, if they are encouraged to help one another and if they are commended for doing so. Lesson 678 Teach: property, foundation, everything, furnished (pr6p'er-ti) (foun-da'shun) (ev'er-i-thing") (fur'nlsht) Assign for Independent Review: owners (672), rich, stingy (670), born, poor (670), mean, since, rather, plenty (671) Lesson 679 Teach: grand, parade (grand) (pd-rad') See § 23, § 24, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: theater (672), scene, center (674), middle, shown (671), view, happen (309), finally (599), doctor (233), dentist (673), counting (276) their money (276), a great (313) fortune (672) Lesson 680 Have a few of the more common abbreviations given on page 62 written in sentences. Lesson 681 Teach: desert, main, sandy, shore (deVert) (man) (san'di) (shor) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Have desert written in sentences: The camels live in the desert; Arabia is a hot, desert country. Assign for Independent Review: prairie, herds (674), miles, chief, pony, kick, taunt (670), tease (409), can't (409) use, won't tear (537) See § 34, Chapter IV Lesson 682 Teach: car pet, clos et, ra di a tor, laun dry (kar'pet) (kloz'et) (ra'di-a"ter) (lan'drl) Give special attention to correct pronunciation of radiator and laundry. Assign for Independent Review: clerk, hotel, without, garage (606), property, furniture (578), furnished, bought (341), aisle (601), church (601), Sabbath (675), prayed ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 220 In teaching any difficult word, it is desirable to make the widest possible sensory appeal. This appeal should include (1) a study of the written form for " nsualiiers" , (2) oral spelling for "audiles" and speech-motor types, and (S) written spelling for all types. See Types of Learners, page 9 and 'following. Lesson 683 Teach: town ship (toun'shlp) Assign for Independent Review: village, county, state, ladder, orchard (675), favorite (675), countries (648), destroyed, foundation, earth (407), level, acres (483) Conduct a short drill occasionally on the finding of words in the dictionary, after the manner of Exercise III in the Appendix to this Manual. Lesson 684 Teach: streaks (streks) Have streaks written in sentence: I saw streaks of lightning before the storm. Assign for Independent Review: shining (292), climbed, touched (625), remained, refused (676), received, accepted (676), writing, address, With (106) much love, Yours (438) very truly (438), Your friend See § 44, Chapter IV. Lesson 685 Teach: thirsty, starved, stooped, limped (thurs'tl) (starvd) (stoopt) (llmpt) Assign for Independent Review: second, quarter, discovered (664), everything, lean, thin, hoping, pitied, getting (293), keeping, coming, straight (405) Lesson 686 Teach: eel e brate, eel e bra tion (seTe-brat) (seT'e-bra'shun) See § 23, § 24, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: parade (679), formed, platform, clothes (389), dresses, shown, fountain (473), prettier (628), prettiest (628), wortli waiting (221) for (26S), if you please (128), Nearly (379) a hundred (425) people (149) were (205) there (122). boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when; zh = z as in azure ; kh = ch a.s in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 221 Lesson 687 Teach: cot tage; hedge, dim, wild (kot'aj) (hgj) (dim) (wild) See § 14, Chapter IV, before teaching wild. Assign for Independent Review: desert (681), level, plain, herds, flocks, lambs, shore, view (665), scene (665) Lesson 688 Teach: lum ber, shin gles, at tic, eaves, lath, rack (lum'ber) (shln'glz) (at'ik) (evz) (lath) (rak) See § 49, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: ceiling (489), though, really, plenty, owner, poor, seems (520), eight (348) dollars (277), not less Lesson 689 Teach: strange, stran ger, val ley, kin dling (stranj) (stran'jer) (val'i) (kin'dling) See § 32, § 42, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: dentist (673), property, fortune, laundry (682), closet, ladder (59S), radiator (682), furnace (4S9) It is important that pupils should get a satisfying answer to such questions as the one on page 22 in their spelling books. Conduct a short period of practice on some hard word. Lead them to see how vague and indefinite their "picture" of the word often is until they compare it with the word as it is written or printed. Show them how each successive attempt to "see the letters in their places" results in a clearer and more lasting impression of the word, which will help them both in spelling the word and in recognizing any spelling of it as correct or incorrect. Lesson 690 Teach: brook, source, flows, emp ties (brook) (sors) (floz) (gmp'tiz) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 25, Chapter IV, before teaching empties. Assign for Independent Review: township, government (649), geography (471), farther (346), already (244), though, rainbow, mountains, separate, for those (513) reasons, isn't (395) true ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 222 Lesson 691 Teach: elm, ivy, ma pie, pine, limbs, fern, bur (Sim) (I'vi) (ma'pl) (pin) (llmz) (furn) (bur) See § 25, Chapter IV, before teaching limbs. Assign for Independent Review: shovel (456), spade, break (321), main (681), chief, across the prairie Lesson 692 Teach: meet ing, din ing, spare (met'Ing) (din'Ing) (spar) Give special attention to pronunciation of meeting. Assign for Independent Review : question, celebrate (6S6), favorite, to-morrow, beginning, celebration, accept, refuse (676), remain, afraid (294), opened the window Lesson 693 Teach: mad am, bon net, cape, mask, witch, wicked (mad'am) (bSn et) (kap) (mask) (wlch) (wlk'gd) Have wicked and witch written in sentence: We read a dory about a wicked old witch. Assign for Independent Review: instead (469), shadows (577), heavier (497), hungry (142), thirsty (685), starved, streaks (684), cloak, whose (523), wicked old witch, carried (403) a cane Lesson 694 Teach: stiff, hinge, hung, low (sttf) (hlnj) (hung) (15) See § 18, § 19, § 20, § 21, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: lame, stooped, stayed, attic, eaves (688), dim, very (224), wild (687), limped along, going (201) there Lesson 695 Teach: for est, shel ter, moon light, wan dered (fSr'est) (shel'ter) (moon'lit") (won'derd) Assign for Independent. Review: trouble (663), finally, surprised (551), valley (689), bridge (618), shown (671), cottage, stranger, village (667) boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when; zh = z asin azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 223 Lesson 696 Encourage pupils while writing the story to use their spelling books freely for reference on the spelling of particular words, and to use their dictionaries for the spelling of words, or the division of any word at the end of a line.1 Always commend papers which are free from errors in spelling and in the division of words at the ends of the lines. Lesson 697 Teach: clay, cin ders, ash es (kla) (sln'derz) (ash'ez) See § 33, § 34, § 36, § 37, § 38, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: earth (407), lumber, kindling, chopped (558), brook, flows, source (690), wicked, witch (693), ghost (568) Lesson 698 Teach: puz zle, par ties (ptizl) (par'tlz) See § 39, § 40, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: holidays (342), fooled, curtain, window (514), carpet (682), furnace, basement (489), cellar (394), radiator (682), ceiling, shingles (688) Lesson 699 Teach: polite, friendly, thankful (p6-llt') (frend'll) (thank'fobl) See § 22, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: strange (6S9), bashful, backward (482), dining, meeting (692), parade (679), formed, pleasant (493), celebrate, all right to come, nearly a month (449) Lesson 700 Have pupils examine the lists of words in their spelling pockets. Dictate to the class in phrases or sentences some of the difficult words suggested by members of the class. Have the papers checked for errors, (see page 205) and suggest that each pupil add to his individual list any word he has misspelled in this test. ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, cSmpare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 224 Tlie formation of correct spelling habits can be directed and to a considerable extent controlled by skilful instruction. Lesson 701 Teach: crib, sheet, cradle, bureau (krlb)(shet) (kra'dl) (bU'ro) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Have sheet written in sentences: There are two sheets on the bed; Please give me a sheet of paper. The word bureau is an exceedingly troublesome one. "The first syllable is a short one, 6m, and is spelled just as it sounds. The second syllable is the hard one; have this word pronounced several times and spelled with oral emphasis on the letters of the last syllable in their proper order. In many words of French origin the letter combination eau is pro- nounced like o." Assign for Independent Review: madam (693), bonnet, forest (695) , cape, mask, spare, desert (681), shelter (695), caught (422) Lesson 702 Teach : thun der, storm (thun'der) (storm) Assign for Independent Review: lightning, awful (453), wander (695), through (344), valley, moonlight, everything, umbrella (461), orchard, limbs (691), length (598) Conduct a short drill on the use of the dictionary for finding where words may be divided at the end of a line in writing. See Exercise IV in the Appendix to this Manual. Lesson 703 Teach: cereals, wheat, products, beefsteak (s6-re-alz) (whet) (prod'ukts) (bef'stak") Assign for Independent Review: onions (573), pickles (624), radishes (597), raised, peas, rice, soda, sugar (579), beans, pepper, bacon (585), sausage (585) See § 28, § 29, Chapter IV, before discussing the words bureau, cereal, sugar. Encourage the members of the class to be on the lookout for and to suggest some way for remembering how to spell each of these words. boot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when ; zh = z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 225 Lesson 704 Teach: pint, geese (pint) (ges) Assign for Independent Review: quart, low, eaves (688), gallon (593), measure, hinges, hung, flock, dim, wild (687), river flows, empties (690) into (294) Lesson 705 Teach: jar, juice, cob, core, rag ged (jar) (jobs) (kSb) (kor) (rag'ed) Assign for Independent Review: hedge, fern (691), bur, cinders (697), ashes (697), clay, elm, maple, pine, too (365) ragged Lesson 706 Teach: spinach, squash, cucumber (spm'aj) (skwbsh) (ku'kum-ber) Assign for Independent Review: prairie (669), thirsty (685), starved, plenty (671), chief (667), main (681), friendly (699), truly, thankful, accept (676) the present, order groceries (578), two loaves (582) of bread (322) Lesson 707 Teach: ther mom e ter, ze ro, thaw, grave (ther-mom'e-ter) (ze'ro) (tho) (grav) Insist on distinct enunciation of the sound of th and of the second e in the word thermometer. Assign for Independent Review: February (449), weather (616), thunder, danger, sunny (616), cloudy, shady, damp, parties (69S), puzzles (698), polite, wicked (693) Lesson 708 Teach: amount, pre pare, spend (d-mounf) (pre-par') (spend) Give effective drill to correct any colloquial mispronunciation of prepare. Have spend pronounced and written in a sentence : Don't spend yovr money foolishly. Assign for Independent Review: slept (571), sleeping, not a nickel (277) to spare, crib, sheets (701), cradle (701), bureau (701), wouldn't spend a dollar ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, c6rd, stop, cSmpare; unit, unite, bfirn, cut, focus, menu; 226 Lesson 709 Assign for Independent Review: raised beets (597), molasses (587), cucumbers, beefsteak (703). tomatoes (575), .sowed (571) wheat (703), products, ceiling (489), ladder (598), climbed (625), tasted syrup (579), cereals, spinach (706), vinegar (580), mustard (580) Lesson 710 The teacher may pass about among the pupils while they sit at their desks writing the sentences called for in this lesson. She should suggest corrections if any are needed, immediately obliterate misspelled words, and have pupils look up correct spellings in the dictionary. Lesson 711 Teach: canned, can ning, fry ing, dried (kand) (kan'Ing) (fri'mg) (drld) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Have canned and canning written in a sentence: W< bought <> cast <</ canned peaches at the canning factory. Assign for Independent Review: jar, juice (705), care, market, harvest, measure (593), quart, pint, pound, a bushel (593) of pears (299), had eaten a peck Lesson 712 Teach: straw ber ry, straw ber ries, rasp ber ry, choc o late (stro'ber-I) (stro'ber-Iz) (raz'ber-I) (ch6k'6-lat) See § 25, Chapter IV, before teaching raspberry. Assign for Independent Review: madam, shopping (577), wrapped (577), sugar, flour, price (415), prepare (708), biscuit (356), trouble (663) Lesson 713 Teach: bliz zard, chill y, blown (bhVrird) (chll'I) (blon) See § 9, § 10, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: storm, beginning (272), to break (321), thermometer (707), valley (689), forest, strange (689), burst (429), zero weather, ragged (705), beggar (387), begged shelter boot, loot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = whasin when ; zh = z as in azure ; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 227 Make the discussion of the question on page 30 in the spelling books an occasion to impress upon the pupils the importance of a rational, sensible use of the dictionary. "Don't go to the dictionary unless you really need to, but don't fail to go when you have a doubt to settle." Lesson 714 Teach: scarf, sweater, gloves, brand (skarf) (swet'er) (ghlvz) (brand) See § 34, ChaptertV. Assign for Independent Review: mittens, new (225), pillow (525), sheets (701), bureau, curtain (514), blanket, slippers (461), collar (498), loose (509) Lesson 715 Teach : pleas ure, smil ing, pleased (plezh'ur) (smiling) (plezd) See § 44, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: neighbor (549), received (475), address (475), spend (708), remain, reply, finally (599), amount, earned, wearing (181) a pair (430) of new shoes (263) Lesson 716 Teach: parsnip, prunes (pars'nrp) (proonz) Assign for Independent Review: squash, raisins (586), vinegar (580), sour (624), cereals (703), wheat, raspberries (712), strawberries, beefsteak, eating, canned (711), dried, weeds, plants See § 46, Chapter IV. Make this an occasion to commend pupils who have gotten some one to test them on their own hard words. Lesson 717 Teach: breath ing, ex er cise, health y, per feet (brewing) (ek'ser-slz) (hel'thi) (pur'fekt) See § 3, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: children (156), Christmas, chocolate (712), zero, froze, hailed (509), merry (626), noisy, tired (327), had taught them (127) to skate ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, cSmpare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 228 Lesson 718 Teach: coasting, free, pure (kostTng) (fre) (pur) ( • Assign for Independent Review: skating, chilly (713), blown (713), thawing, blizzard (713), storm, prepared, alive and happy, enjoy (620), jolly (343), party Lesson 719 Teach: scam pered, skipped, screamed, stepped, a loud, glass (skam'perd) (sklpt) (skremd) (stept) («-loud') (glas) Have aloud pronounced and written in several sentence-. Assign for Independent Review: throat (522), hoarse, sneezed (522), cloak (532), wraps, pond, collar, skates, sleigh (344), laughed aloud, smooth" Lesson 720 Teach: scat tered, scraped (skat'erd) (skrapt) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 30, § 31, § 32, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: scarf, sweater, gloves, having (180), their (318), pleasure, skated, skating, slippery (508) This lesson marks the completion of another half year's work. If by reason of a long school year you should have some time left before the close of the semester, it may well be given to a comprehensive review of the more difficult words studied during the year. Special attention should be given to words in the spelling pockets of pupils and to the teacher's list of "spelling demons". (See § 42, § 43, Chapter IV.) Lesson 721 Hold an informal conference with the class, in which each pupil is encour- aged to tell freely of his personal experiences in some form of outdoor sport. Endeavor to arouse in each a sense of satisfaction in the prospect of writing an interesting story or relating an interesting incident concerning this sport. Pupils should be encouraged to refer freely, if necessary, to their spelling books or to the dictionary, for the spelling of words or for other assistance in writing their stories in the best possible form. Commend pupils heartily for all noticeable improvement, and for all serious efforts to be letter perfect in spelling and in the proper division of words at the end of the line in writing. lioot, foot: found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when; zfa = z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 16 229 Read pages 25 to t7 in the introduction to Chapter V. Notice especially the significance of boldface type in lesson treatments. Lesson 722 Teach: f el lows, folks, persons (fel'oz) (fokz) (pur'siinz) Take the class back to page 2 in their spelling books for a consideration of what constitutes a good plan for study and review of words. See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Give special drill, if necessary, to correct colloquial mispronunciation of fellows. Assign for Independent Review: pleasant, strong, stout, came, women, woman (533), people, merry, voices (370) Lesson 723 Teach: great est, kind est (gra'test) (kindest) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Assign for Independent Review: breathing, exercise (717), coasting, win- ter (217), healthy, perfect (717), smiling, truly (438), pleased Lesson 724 Teach: sher bet, stain, bakery (shur'bgt) (stan) (bak'er-i) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Give special drill on correct pronunciation of sherbet and bakery. Assign for Independent Review: chocolate (712), raspberry (712), strawberry, spend (708), nickel, cheese (588), sugar (579), flour (579) Lesson 725 Teach: smile, smiled (smil) (smild) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. Assign for Independent Review: skipped (719), stepped, walked, free, pure, air (430), scamper, screamed (719), enjoyed (620) One good answer to the question on page 34 in the spelling books is this: It is always a mistake to do less than one's best. Many other good answers should come from the class. ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, cSmpare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 230 Lesson 726 Teach: keD nel, muz zle (kgn'el) (mtiz'l) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. [See § 23, § 24, Chapter IV. (On the assumption that the teacher has by this time become thoroughly familiar with Suggested Lesson Plan E, less frequent reference will be made to it hereafter.) Assign for Indepenaent Review: prairie (669), cereals, dried, products, chief (667), raised, beefsteak (703), butcher (590), vegetables (5701 ate (235) a piece (141) of mince (586) pie (141) Lesson 727 Teach: changing, choice, vase (chanj'Ing) (chois) (vas) See § 18, § 19, § 20, § 21, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: weather, glass, don't (395), tear (409), clothes, lucky, guess (432), madam (693), person (722), polite Lesson 728 Teach: whi* tied, whis tling (hwis'ld) (hwls'llng) Give special drill on correct pronunciation of these words. Assign for Independent Review: chilly (713), freezing, blown, scattered (720), scraped, prepared, clothing (389), January (449), February (449) Lesson 729 Teach : hear ing, proof (her'Ing) (proof) Assign for Independent Review: bureau (701), stained, had chosen (524), cough, hoarse (522), sore (528), knew, which (223), cried (330) aloud (719) Lesson 730 Teach: vis it ing, vis i tor (vlz'It-mg) (vlz'I-ter) See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 22, Chapter IV. boot, fdot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = wh as in when ; zh = z as in azure ; kh = ch as in loch. See -pronunciation key in Appendix. 231 Assign for Independent Review: family (479), folks (722), company, neighbor (549), pleasure, greatest, kindest, fellow (722), speaks, knocked at the door (159) Lesson 731 Teach: although, altogether (61'J/io) (61"td6-gS£/i'er) See § 49, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: grocery, bakery (724), shop, sherbet (724), prunes, lemonade (621), sign (576), lock, bolt Lesson 732 Teach : licked, bone, bur ied Uflrt) (bon) (bgr'Id) See § 22, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: alley (619), kennel (726), muzzle (726), harness, hitched (498), cart, pony (495), drove, haul (599) Lesson 733 Teach: screw, sawed, rat tie, bore, hole (skroo) (sod) (rati) (bor) (hoi) See § 11, § 12, Chapter IV, before teaching bore. Assign for Independent Review: loose, board (388), chain (274), skipping, stepped, rusty, nail (103) Lesson 734 Teach: known, a greed (non) (d-gred') Be sure that pupils pronounce words correctly before attempting to spell them. Assign for Independent Review: breathe (507), exercise, changing, choice (727), healthy, perfect, dreamed (452), coasting, screamed, mean, forget (215) Lesson 735 Teach : per haps, ca na ry , tame (per-hiips) (kd-na'rl) (tarn) ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novll, refer; right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, burn, cut, focus, menu; 232 Assign for Independent Review: whistling (728), hearing, thought (341), brought (341), believed (374), eleven (352) o'clock (363), almost (115) every (132) day Lesson 736 Teach: prac tice, failed (prftk'tls) (fald) Assign for Independent Review: proof, speak (544), truth, tumbled, struck, bruised (567), medicine, bottles (526), bitter (327), sickness. Lesson 737 Teach: nick name, neck lace, niece, neph ew (rdk'nam") (neVlas) (nes) (ngf'u) Have words niece and nephew written in a sentence: The old gentleman visited his niece and his nephew. Assign for Independent Review: forgetting (423), visitors (730), although (731), altogether (731), losing (501), smiled, whether (488) or not too easy (251) Lesson 738 Teach: smoth ered, squeezed (smttf/i'erd) (skwezd) See § 46, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: buried (732), passenger (480), coaches (477), conductor (480), station, train (274), cinders (697), escaped (481), trunk, freight (592), depot (592) Lesson 739 Teach: knit, weave, i roned, i ron ing (nit) (wev) (I'urnd) (I'lirn-Ing) See § 25, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: needle, thread, buttons (275) torn (285) off (347), tear (409), apron (357), shirt, waist (606), sewed, patch (273), hope to be able (480) to fix i>dot, foot; found; boil; function; chase; good; joy; then, thick; hw = whas in when; zh = z as in azure; kh = ch as in loch. See pronunciation key in Appendix. 233 Lesson 740 Teach : whom, ought, our selves (hdom) (6t) (our-selvz') See Suggested Lesson Plan E, page 204. See § 31, § 32, Chapter IV. Assign for Independent Review: known (734), agreed, quarrel (552), fetch (621), bone, licked, themselves, neighbors, visiting Lesson 741 Give this period over to a conference on how each pupil may improve his method of studying and reviewing words. Have several pupils in turn show just how to take all the steps given on page 2, in studying a hard word. Then have several other pupils in turn tell how they have reviewed and finally mastered the words which have been hardest for them. See § 32, § 40, § 42, Chapter IV. 