3. Why he was arrested. 4. How he was treated. XXIV. John's books have disappeared from his desk. John is much agitated. You and Bill know all about them and enjoy John's excitement very much. Explain to a stranger just exactly the what, the where, the when, the why, the how, of the situation. XXV. You witnessed a collision between two wagons, or between an auto and a street car. Explain exactly where, when, why, how, it happened. by a diagram. Make it clearer XXVI. Write the explanatory introduction and conclusion for the story of My Encounter with a Bear; or My First Skating; or My Fall from the Bicycle. XXVII. Explain to a stranger just how and why your team lost the game. XXVIII. Young Roberts has failed in all his studies. You know him well. Explain fully to your mother why he failed. XXIX. Imagine yourself a sea captain or an engineer. Explain, for a beginner, just what your duties are, and how they are performed. XXX. Draw a rough map showing the location of some large city (New York, London, Chicago, Berlin), and then explain why the city has become a great one. XXXI. From your study of geography, explain the following, by means of an outline and composition: The tide The sun Changes in the moon Railroads Enrich your exposition by diagrams wherever possible. XXXII. From your study of history, explain 1. The causes of the Civil War 2. The causes of the Revolutionary War. 3. The treason of Arnold. 4. The colonization of Pennsylvania. XXXIII. Explain by outline or by compositions of two or three paragraphs the difference between the following pairs: Tower and Smokestack Street and Boulevard Closet and Cupboard College and University Wagon and Carriage Speech and Oration Teacher and Tutor Scholar and Pupil Idea and Thought XXXIV. Write expository paragraphs from the following subject sentences. Apply the quintet of queries to each one. Add, if you wish, phrases or clauses to the statements as they now stand: I had a unique experience that time. He received the reprimand. They like this place much better. She is probably the best pupil in the class. It is impossible to go. XXXV. From some book you are now reading, select an expository passage of several paragraphs and produce an outline of it. Tell what kind of exposition it is. Show whether the five queries can be applied to it. XXXVI. Do the same from the newspaper for to-day. Tell why the article you selected is to be called Exposition. Point out elements of Description, Narration, and Argument if they are to be found. XXXVII. Outline a character sketch you would write on "Reddy." Make another outline for a sketch of "Reddy" which shall show him from an entirely different viewpoint. XXXVIII. Outline and write character sketches of Washington and Columbus from your knowledge of them in history. How must these two sketches necessarily differ? XXXIX. Outline and write an exposition on My Beliefs about Exercise. My Method of Study. My Test of Friendship. XL. Make an expository outline of all you know about Exposition. XLI. Draw up an outline of the chief precautions to be taken to insure good Exposition, and classify under your various headings the exercises in this group, placing each one under the caution or direction which will be most important in working it out. XLII. Select ten subjects from your own experience worthy of thorough exposition. Write on one or more of them. |