1. The picture, Sir Galahad. (For suggestions as to the description of pictures, etc., see the topic Pictures and Their Use, in this volume.)
2. The trees in the forest.
3. The armor of Sir Galahad and the trappings of his horse.
Again, in Volume V, on page 17, is the picture of Gulliver’s Journey to the Metropolis, which gives us these topics:
2. The cart on which the Lilliputians transport Gulliver. (Read the account in the story for further facts.)
Facing page 116 in the same volume is the halftone of King Arthur in armor. To write a minute description of the armor would be an excellent exercise, requiring close observation and not a little reading, if the children wish to name the pieces of armor the king wears.
II. Many of the stories contain beautiful descriptive passages, which may be studied with profit, and some of the selections are almost wholly descriptive. An excellent example of the latter type and an exceedingly interesting article for children is Some Children’s Books of the Past (Volume V, Page 101).
The King of the Golden River (Volume II, page 405) and A Christmas Carol (Volume VI, page 244) are especially rich in material of this kind. On page 408 of the former selection the King is described at his first appearance. An analysis of the paragraph is to be found on page 445 of the same volume, under the title First Appearance. By comparing the analysis and the descriptive paragraph it will be seen that the former gives the facts only, while in the latter there are comparisons and descriptive words that make the whole vivid and artistic.
The outline is a good description of an imaginary person. After the children have studied paragraph and outline, give them another outline like this: