The fifth reader begins with 27 pages of instruction and examplesfor reading and recitation as a rhetorical exercise, followed by 101 literature-based language arts lessons. The opening section concludes with five short but challenging literary selections with which to practice the principles of rhetoric. These include "Death of Franklin," "Bonaparte," "Hamlet on Seeing the Skull of Yorick," "Description of a Battle" from Marmion, and "Lord Ullin's Daughter." These classic selections are both interesting and challenging, and well-suited for recitation. Exercises and teacher notes are included...

The sixth reader is described by its publisher as "a rhetorical readingbook, for the more advanced classes." It begins with 60 pages of instruction in articulation, inflection, accent and emphasis, reading verse, the voice, and gesture.This is followed by 179 literature-based lessons. These include readings from Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare, Milton, Longfellow, Lord Byron, Cowper, Patrick Henry, William Pitt, William Cullen Bryant, Charles Dickens, Dr. Samuel Johnson, and others. Many selections are prefaced by brief biographical notes about the author, which adds interest and context to the...

The fourth reader begins with exercises in marks and pauses (punctuation and editor's marks), articulation, accent, and inflection. These exercises are followed by 80 lessons-51 in prose and 29 in poetry. Complexity and vocabulary levelhas increased dramatically since the first reader, and you will see increasing evidencethat the language usage in these McGuffey Readers is helpful to your students in all the subjects they are studying. By the end of the fourth reader, your student will be readingwords such as bayonet, lingering, matted, delicate, wandering enshrined, wafted, and yearning....

The second reader begins with a lesson on articulation, with instructions for the teacher, seven exercises, and a model for class drill. This is followed by 71 language arts lessons, based upon character-building stories, essays, and poetry. Each paragraph or stanza is numbered, which makes it easy to assign portions of a passage or poem as copywork, recitation, or narration. Spelling words listed at the beginning of each lesson. Most stories and nonfiction pieces are followed by a few questions about the text. An effective way to use these readers is to use Charlotte Mason's language arts...

You can teach your child read and write in just sixty lessons Using the time-tested phonics method of teaching reading, and beginning with a simple italic style of handwriting, this book is designed as a one-stop resource that will help your child master perfect reading and beautiful handwriting. Perfect Reading, Beautiful Handwriting is the book for you if . . . 1. You would like to teach your four or five year-old to read perfectly and write in a simple, attractive style in sixty days time. Teaching your child these all-important skills will undoubtedly be one of the most rewarding...