Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition · Lesson 112 · Part 2: Part II: The parts of speech in full
81. Composition: Iron
Goal: Your child reads a description of iron several times and writes it from memory.
You'll need
- The book, open to this lesson
- Paper and a pencil (or a slate)
What's in the book
Lesson 112 is a reading on iron (its color, hardness, where it is found, and how it is smelted and made into wrought iron) to read and reproduce.
The lesson, step by step
Review
Ask for three pairs of correlative conjunctions.
Read it
The book says:
Read the following description three or four times, then reproduce it from memory.
Read "Iron" aloud together.
Outline
With the book closed, list the topics in order: what iron is like, where it is found, how it is prepared.
Write
Your child writes the description from the outline.
Compare
Open the book and compare.
Use it today
Find three things made of iron or steel at home.
Answers to the book's problems
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