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TEACHERS' OUTLINES FOR

STUDIES IN ENGLISH

BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS FORADMISSION TO COLLEGE

BY

GILBERT SYKES BLAKELY, A. M.

INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH IN THE MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL

NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK ¤ CINCINNATI ¤ CHICAGO

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

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PREFACE

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The following plans of study for the English texts commonly used insecondary schools are presented in the hope that they may be suggestiveto teachers of English who are struggling with the various problemswhich confront them. Each teacher, of course, must work out his own planin accordance with the needs of his pupils and the conditions underwhich he works; but, as it is helpful to observe the class-room work ofother teachers, so it may be helpful to see a fellow teacher's plans ofwork. I wish to disclaim any desire to dogmatize about the methods orthe details of teaching. If I have anywhere assumed a tone of authority,it has been merely for the sake of brevity in stating my opinions.

Three books on the teaching of English have recently appeared: TheTeaching of English by Percival Chubb, The Teaching of English byProfessors Carpenter, Baker, and Scott, and Talks on TeachingLiterature by Arlo Bates. All of these are full of inspiration andsuggestion for me as they doubtless are for hundreds of others; theyought to be within reach of every progressive teacher of English. Thepresent[Pg 4] volume is essentially different from these in purpose. It aims,not at a discussion of the principles of teaching, but at theapplication of certain principles to the teaching of some of the booksrequired for admission to college.

References by page or line to the book under discussion are to the textsof the Gateway Series.

For suggestions concerning the plan of the book and certain of itsdetails, I am under obligations to Dr. Henry van Dyke. I desire also toexpress my thanks for helpful criticism to several of my fellow teachersin the Morris High School, especially to Mr. Harold E. Foster who haskindly read most of the manuscript.

G. S. BLAKELY.

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