INDEX Note: As pointed out in the note To the Teacher, page 16, this pupils' A Disaster, 279 A Legend, 67 A Patriotic Wish, 70 Abbreviations list of miscellaneous, 369 of names of months, 153, 368 using period after, 152, 158, 161, 162 Acceptance formal notes of, 319, 321 informal notes of, 314, 316 promote, 32 Adverbs Continued comparison of, 276, 277 definition of, 268, 362 learning to avoid misuse of, 272, practice in comparison of, 276, practice in finding, 277 practice in using suitable, 269, used to modify adjectives and Æsop, The Hunter and the Lion, 77 Accuracy, exercises tending to ain't, words to use in place of, 24, 25 Acts, learning to divide plays Alphabet, arranging words in order into, 135 Adjectives adverbs used to modify, 271 careful choice of, 243, 244 comparison of, 273-275 definition of, 236, 362 irregularly compared, 275 meaning of adjective, 236 of, 60-62 American Speech Pledge, 21, 71, 127 distinguishing possessives and in contractions, 79, 81, 85, 92, 119 Bennett, H. H., The Flag Goes | Challenging independent thinking By, 251 between, among, correct use of, 284 Books exercises encouraging the reading list of one hundred, to read, 355 Bravery, exercises tending to pro- mote, 71, 184, 187 Browning, Robert Bryan, William J., quotation, 340 lessons in preparation of, 323 Camp-Fire Girls, learning about, Capitals, use of, in writing first word of quotation, 78, 80, first word of sentence, 44, 49, I, 78, 80, 81, 91 names of days, 153, 161, 162 names of persons, 124, 127, 154 poetry, 119, 147 proper nouns, 223 review of, 363, 364 test in, 303 (See Situations challenging in- Character ideals, exercises tending bravery, 71, 184, 187 cheerfulness, 69 cleanliness, 348-352 contentment, 69 courage, 73 faithfulness, 147, 148 good citizenship, 340-343, 347, honesty, 71, 187, 348, 352, 353 loyalty, 147, 148, 342, 343 patriotism, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, self-control, 342, 343 Character traits, exercises tending dishonesty, 147, 148, 352 disloyalty, 342 laziness, 71 idleness, 147, 148 selfishness, 71 American titles, 46, 50, 51, 79, 82, 84, 94, 101 | Citizens, quotations about great Carefulness, exercises tending to Grant, 342 Lee, 342 Lincoln, 342 Washington, 341 INDEX Citizenship, good, exercises tend- | Compositions ing to promote, 340-343, 347, Citizenship pledge, inviting, 342 Cleanliness, exercises tending to promote, 348-352 Close, of business letters, 323, 324 following salutation in letter, in letter headings, 159 in writing dates, 154, 161, 162 to mark pauses for meaning, 191, to separate from rest of sentence to separate quotations, 80, 82, to separate words of series, 208-210 of regular adjectives, how to list of adjectives irregularly com- list of adverbs irregularly com- of adjectives, 98-100, 273-275 373 oral, 31, 34, 38, 59, 71, 75, 76, subjects for, 256 (See also Descriptions and stories) Conjunctions definition of, 289, 363 practice in combining sentences used to connect words, 287, used to join sentences, 288- Conkling, Roscoe, on Grant, 342 distinguishing from possessives, don't, 79, 81, 92 expanding, 90 he'd, 119 I'm, 119 isn't, 85, 92 it's, 233 we'll, 92 Contrasts learning to use in writing, 201, practice in making, 145 paragraph in writing, 214, 215 Correct usage, exercises in adverbs, 272, 273, 276, 277 is, are; was, were, 155, 156 neither, nor; either, or, 291 nouns, 229, 230 of, off, 285 pronouns, 233, 235, 236 tense, 121, 122, 150, 151 verbs, 262-265 was, were, 23, 24, 155, 156 went, gone; blew, blown; flew, writing, 141, 142, 220, 242, 278 Correlation of language with Dialogue, making stories from, flown, etc., 262, 263 without, unless, 291 other subjects civics, 256, 340-343, 353, 354 geography, 211 history, 153, 154, 256 hygiene, 348-352 87-89 Dickens, Charles, selection from A Christmas Carol, 190 Dictation used to test and teach,48, 81, 95, 125, 154, 166, 192, 303 things to remember in using, Expressions, choice of, 218, 219 62, 63 using as spelling book, 64 Dishonesty, exercises tending to discourage, 147, 148, 352 Dole, Charles F., The Flag, 147 179 Fables enlarging parts of, 103 lessons in preparation of, 101 telling original, 96, 97 Dramatization, planning, 57, 58, Fables to study 132, 133 Dramatizing, 59, 133 Eggleston, Edward, Tit-tat-toe from The Hoosier Schoolboy, 325 Spring Cleaning (English), 327 The Hunter and the Lion (Esop), The Wolf and the Crane, 104 Errors, common. (See Correct usage, Fearlessness, exercises tending to promote, 342, 343 Everett, Edward, on George Wash- Field, Eugene, quotation, 186 exercises in) |