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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX Central Point, The, selection of, a stage in composition, 28-35, 59-67; method of showing, 68-89; in the written paragraph, 90-119; in note-taking, 120; in summar-ising, 130-14.2. Chief Attributes, selection of, a stage in composition, 26; in oral work, 52-58. Composition, function and scope of, 1-10; spelling and writing in relation to, 2; as an art in itself, 3,4, 15; result of training in, 10, 24; use of imagery in, 24-36; three stages in, that is chief attri-butes, central point, and showing up of central point, 25-28; two-fold character of training in, 27, 30; senior work in, 171-178. See Teaching of. Direct Vision, 11-16. Discipline, the child's part in, 39-40; the teacher's part in, 39-42. Essays, 154-170; examples of, 156-170. Experience, accepted, 11; true, 14.; visualisation of, 16; in connec-tion with imagery, 17. See Direct Vision. Imagery, 10; its place in mental development, 17-23; its use in composition, 24-36; kines-thetic, 17, 21, 176; visual, see Visualisation. Language, and imagery, 20-22, .35-36-Literature, the learning of composi-tion a preparation for the study of, 43, 172-178. Meaning, 19, 20, 22, 235 eman-cipation of, 24, 27. Memory, part played by imagery in, 19; the three stages in, 22. Mental Development, the place of imagery in, 17-23; three main stages in, 21. Note-taking, 120-129, 171-172. Oral Work, 46-89; first lessons, 46-51; dealing with chief attri-butes, 52-58; dealing with the central point, 59-89; the de-scription of more than one picture. 73-89. Selection, in imagery and abstract thought, 22; unconscious, 25; conscious, 26. Senior Work, 171-178. Style, 143-153 i a manner of com-munication, 143; certain varie-ties of, in relation to children's work, 145-147 j examples of first exercises in, .
