Reading Exercises Analysis and Delivery Page Each of the following lessons should be preceded by ten minutes' drill in deep breathing, voice-building, and gesture, as prescribed in first course: Introduction. LESSON 1 Pages 201-203. Class should read the extracts separately and in unison. Assign for memorizing extract 1, page 202, from Demosthenes. LESSON 2 Discussion. Pages 205-207. Hear selection from last lesson and assign for memorizing extract from Lord Mansfield. LESSON 3 Conclusion. Pages 209-211. Hear selection from last lesson and assign for memorizing extract from Webster. Read pages 196-200. Ask students to submit briefs of original ten-minute speeches. Pupils should get Baker's "Principles of Argumentation" to read at home. LESSON 4 Simplicity. Pages 151-156. Hear selection from last lesson and assign for memorizing Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, pages 168, 169. Receive briefs from students. Assign dates for original speeches. LESSON 5 Sincerity. Pages 156-159. Hear selection from last lesson and assign for memorizing extract from Seward, pages 207-209. LESSON 6 Aim and Purpose. Pages 159-163. Hear selection from last lesson and assign for memorizing last two paragraphs of Patrick Henry's speech, pages 287, 288. Hear as many original speeches as time will allow and invite criticism of class. LESSON 7 Confidence. Pages 164-166. Review Patrick Henry's speech and hear further original speeches. LESSON 8 Earnestness. Pages 166–170. Assign for memorizing Beecher's speech, pages 204, 205. Hear original speeches. LESSON 9. Emotions. Pages 171-175. Review Beecher's speech and hear original speeches. LESSON 10 Climax. Pages 93-96. Assign for memorizing extract 6, by Burke. Hear original speeches. Review work of course. IN ORATORY Each of the following lessons should be preceded by ten minutes' drill in deep breathing, articulation, voice-building, and gesture: LESSON 1 Analyze and assign for memorizing the first third of Ingersoll's speech, page 281. Ask students to submit briefs of original ten-minute speeches and read at home pages 185-195 of the text-book. LESSON 2 Hear Ingersoll extract and assign for memorizing second third of same. Receive briefs from students. LESSON 3 Hear Ingersoll extract and assign for memorizing last third of same. Criticize briefs and assign dates for original speeches. LESSON 4 Hear Ingersoll's speech complete. Analyze and assign for memorizing first half of Webster's speech, page 243. LESSON 5 Hear Webster extract and assign for memorizing last half of same. LESSON 6 Finish Webster's speech and assign for memorizing first half of Grattan's speech, page 269. Hear original speeches. LESSON 7 Hear Grattan extract and assign for memorizing last half of same. Hear original speeches. Finish Grattan's speech and assign for memorizing first half of Hugo's speech, page 246. Hear original speeches. LESSON 9 Hear Hugo extract and assign for memorizing last half of same. Hear original speeches. 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