This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ... In it are a genie, a brave Boy Scout, a lovely girl, a cruel Turk, a fierce dragon, and a sly young mouse. When you tell your story, are you going to look at it with the sly eyes of the young mouse or the cruel glance of the Turk, or the enchanting eye of the genie? You must decide. From the point of view of each of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ... In it are a genie, a brave Boy Scout, a lovely girl, a cruel Turk, a fierce dragon, and a sly young mouse. When you tell your story, are you going to look at it with the sly eyes of the young mouse or the cruel glance of the Turk, or the enchanting eye of the genie? You must decide. From the point of view of each of the above, a good tale might be told, each tale being different from the others. In telling a personal experience, use the first person; in telling somebody else's experiences, use the third'person. In telling a story decide on your point of view and keep to it. Exercise 58. A Dramatic Dialogue: Imaginary Conversation. Write in dramatic form an imaginary conversation between two people. Place each speaker's name in the margin. Choose one of the following. Later, act out the best. See page 326 for suggestions. 1. Captain Kidd and Sherlock Holmes. 2. Evangeline Beliefontaine and Priscilla Alden. 3. Daniel Boone and Buffalo Bill. 4. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Isabella. 5. Aladdin and Robinson Crusoe. 6. Julius Caesar and George Washington. 7. Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci. 8. Martha Washington and Pocahontas. 9. Nathan Hale and' Major John Andre. 10. Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. Talk 25. Point of View in a Story. Select one of the following. Put down (1) the point of view, (2) who, when, where, (3) what happened, with the details as subpoints. Let a pupil preside, with the class as a club. 1. Rover's adventure with the rat. (Rover's point of view.) 2. A narrow escape. (The fireman's point of view.) 3. What caused the crowd on F Street. (A newsboy's point of view.) 4. The adventure of the tin soldier. (Soldier's point of view.) 5. The fisherman and the turtle. (Turtle's point of view.) 6. The fight for Golden Gulch. (Indian's po...
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