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How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sara Cone Bryant • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE PURPOSE OF STORY-TELLING IN SCHOOL Let us first consider together the primary matter of the _aim_ in educational story-telling.

On our conception of this must depend very largely all decisions as to choice and method; and nothing in the whole field of discussion is more vital than a just and sensible notion of this first point.

What shall we attempt to accomplish by stories in the schoolroom?

What can we reasonably expect to accomplish?

And what, of this, is best accomplished by this means and no other?

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How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Sara Cone Bryant

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE PURPOSE OF STORY-TELLING IN SCHOOL Let us first consider together the primary matter of the _aim_ in educational story-telling. On our conception of this must depend very largely all decisions as to choice and method; and nothing in the whole field of discussion is more vital than a just and sensible notion of this first point. What shall we attempt to accomplish by stories in the schoolroom? What can we reasonably expect to accomplish? And what, of this, is best accomplished by this means and no other?

How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE PURPOSE OF STORY-TELLING IN SCHOOL Let us first consider together the primary matter of the _aim_ in educational story-telling.

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On our conception of this must depend very largely all decisions as to choice and method; and nothing in the whole field of discussion is more vital than a just and sensible notion of this first point.

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What shall we attempt to accomplish by stories in the schoolroom?

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What can we reasonably expect to accomplish?

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And what, of this, is best accomplished by this means and no other?

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aim

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by

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can

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educational

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matter

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method

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more

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must

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nothing

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OF

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On

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primary

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PURPOSE

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reasonably

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SCHOOL

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schoolroom

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sensible

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shall

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stories

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STORY-TELLING

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than

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THE

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this

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to

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together

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us

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very

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What

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whole

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Chapter 2 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some by Sara Cone Bryant holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 2 holds 204 sentences of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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