Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition · Lesson 116 · Part 2: Part II: The parts of speech in full
83. Composition: the metals
Goal: Your child writes a description of a metal or other substance following a plan.
You'll need
- The book, open to this lesson
- Paper and a pencil (or a slate)
What's in the book
Lesson 116 gives a plan for describing lead and a general plan for other substances (tin, zinc, glass, copper, silver and more).
The lesson, step by step
Review
Ask your child to parse "Alas" in "Alas! we lost."
The plan
The book says to write a description of Lead with this plan: Properties (weight, color, etc.); its ore; where found in our country; how obtained; how prepared for use; uses; the making of small shot.
Choose a substance
Lead is not something children should handle. Your child may pick another from the book's list (tin, zinc, glass, brass, copper, clay, sand, silver) and use the general plan: properties, where found, how obtained, how prepared, uses.
Find facts
Look up the substance in an encyclopedia or a reference book. Take short notes for each point.
Write
Write a paragraph for each point in the plan.
Use it today
Find something made of glass, copper or tin around the house.
Answers to the book's problems
Compositions will vary.
Worked out for this site from the scan. If a number in your copy differs, trust the book.