Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) ONTARIO TEACHERS' MANUALS LITERATURE [Illustration] AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION TORONTO THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED COPYRIGHT, CANADA, 1916, BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR ONTARIO REPRINTED, 1916, 1917. CONTENTS PAGE COURSE OF STUDY--DETAILS 1 CHAPTER I Introduction What is Literature? 5 The Qualities that Appeal to Children at Different Ages 7 In Junior Forms 7 In Senior Forms (Books III and IV) 10 Complete Wholes versus Extracts 11 Correlation of Literature with Nature Study, Geography, History, and Art 12 Aims in Teaching Literature 14 General Principles Applicable in the Teaching of Literature 16 CHAPTER II Methods In Junior Forms 19 Memorization 20 In Senior Forms 22 Teacher's Preparation 22 Preparation of Pupils 23 Presentation 26 Value of Oral Reading in the Interpretation and Appreciation of Literature 27 Development of the Main Thought 29 Minute Analysis 31 Allusions 32 Imagery 33 Literature of Noble Thought 35 Recapitulation 36 Mistakes in Teaching Literature 37 Extensive Reading 39 CHAPTER III Illustrative Lessons Pantomime Little Miss Muffet 42 Dramatization Little Boy Blue 43 The Story of Henny Penny 44 Wishes 46 Indian Lullaby 47 CHAPTER IV. FORM I: SENIOR