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Title: Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature

Author: Ontario Ministry of Education

Release Date: April 2, 2008 [EBook #24974]

Language: English

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ONTARIO

TEACHERS' MANUALS

LITERATURE

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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