Introduction PART II. ON THE WRITING OF ESSAYS. FIRST CHAPTER. Theoretical treatise on themes for the writing of essays. page 131 VI. Some plans to be used for special classes of essays 140 141 SECOND CHAPTER. Practical treatise on themes for essays. FIRST CLASS. Preliminary intuitive exercises on composition. I. Stilistic exercises on (A.) substantives, (B.) adjectives, and (C.) verbs. 143 A. The substantive. Model theme: What objects do you see in the school-room? 143 143 B. The adjective. Model theme: Name adjectives that indicate the colour of things. C. The verb. Model theme: State of the following persons what they do by adding the verbs: The hunter, the driver, the teacher. II. Exercises on the reproduction from memory of fables, parables, and short historical narratives. See Germania, part I, A-E. 145 III. Prose reproduction from memory of short narrative poems. See page 145 145 146 Model theme: Give the definition of acre, field, land 149 149 SECOND CLASS. Easy themes for essays arranged progressively. Model theme: What things have you in your school-bag? Themes to be treated similarly THIRD CLASS. Themes for advanced scholars. I. Themes explained by skeletons or plans (in English): 1. Why are old castles, even in their ruins, so attractive? 2. The emigrants; a picture in form of a letter 3. To what faults does the desire to amuse in society lead men?. 154 4. The different causes of travelling 5. Advantages of travelling on foot. 155 156 6. What has mankind gained by navigation and commerce? 7. A good cause strengthens the weak arm 8. Sacred be misfortune: When the Lord punishes, men cry and learn 159 II. Themes explained by skeletons or plans (in German): 9. The life of a soldier. 160 10. The Queen (King, or President) to the army on its return from |