LELAND STANEORD JR. UNIVERSITY. a.44929 PREFACE. KAU 4. 1000 THE Fifth Reader of the Graded-School Series The selections are mostly new, and are such as The lessons of this reader are, we believe, of an The illustrations have been drawn and engraved This series of readers has been several years in COPYRIGHT, 1875, BY WILSON, HINKLE & CO. Suggestions to Teachers. 1. The selections in this book have been arranged with reference to their supposed difficulty as elocutionary exercises; but the thoughtful teacher will choose such a selection as best illustrates the instruction intended or desirable to be given. 2. Review frequently the subjects treated of in the Introduction. In order that no subject may be neglected, make it a rule to pay special attention to some one subject each day. 3. Study each lesson carefully before assigning it, that you may be able to place clearly and definitely before the pupils the points which you wish them to study, and that you may also manifest a lively and inspiring interest in the preparation which you wish them to make. 4. The italicised words in the "Exercises" are those upon whose correct reading the meaning of the sentences in which they occur mainly depends. Practice these exercises before assigning them as lessons, and select other passages yourselves, underscoring important words. 5. When assigning a lesson, point out, and require the pupils to mark, such words as you may select for spelling, analysis, and definition. Pupils should be taught to define words from their use, to infer their meaning from the context. After they have written their own definitions, let them consult a dictionary to test their correctness. 6. Special attention should be given to the etymology of words, that pupils may know their derivation, and thus more |