To lead the pupils to appreciate the importance of details in the construction of a story.
PREPARATION
The teacher will have told the pupils a few facts about Beethoven and, if possible, will have shown them his picture. He will also have asked them to read the lesson at home and become familiar with the story.
PRESENTATION
What is the main point in the story? The circumstances under which the musician wrote the "Moonlight Sonata".
What is a sonata? It is a musical composition which consists of movements fast or slow, sad or playful, according to the varying mood of the composer.
Where was the scene? In Bonn in Prussia.
When? On a moonlight winter's evening.
Who were the two persons? Beethoven and the writer.
Notice that these three important facts are all told briefly at the beginning.