Excerpt from A Teaching Plan of Grammar The Rules of Punctuation found at the end of the present plan were prepared hythe writer for use in his school years ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from A Teaching Plan of Grammar: Prepared by a Committee The author has tried to make the definitions as simple and clear as possible without sacrificing accuracy. He has purposely avoided baby definitions, such as: A noun is a name-word; a verb is an action-word; an adjective is a quality-word. The whole purpose Of the pamphlet and Of the nomenclature movement generally, is to avoid the waste involved in teaching a child something in one grade or class or school which he must unlearn in the next. Economy of learning requires that what we teach at any stage must remain true ever after. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Teaching Plan of Grammar Any one with large experience in supervision must be aware that it is difficult to secure satisfactory results in grammar. I learned this lesson nearly twenty years ago, while I was principal of an elementary school. A superintendent gave me the hint, after visiting all the classes of the school, that grammar needed attention. In an effort to discover the cause of our failure, I came upon this condition: The teacher of the highest class informed me that the children came to him without knowing any grammar; the next lower teacher gave the same excuse; and similar reports came from all the teachers clear down to the fifth grade, where the subject started. They were all right; and this was the reason: There was no plan in the school to analyze the subject, arrange it in orderly sequence, articulate grade with grade, and provide for systematic reviews. Each teacher interpreted the syllabus for himself. The result was just what it will be in any school where the conditions are similar. Although each teacher worked hard and faithfully, grammar was a failure. I therefore prepared a plan for the school which was published later in a pamphlet edited by me, entitled, Practical School Problems. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.