Stories of American Adventure by Edward Eggleston Stories of American Adventure by Edward Eggleston    

Lesson 8: An Old Philadelphia School

Directions

Study the lesson for one week.

Over the week:

• Read the story multiple times.
• Read the synopsis.
• Review the vocabulary terms.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

Philadelphia schoolmaster, Mr. Dove, did not beat his students as was the fashion in colonial times. Instead, Dove reprimanded students by using his cleverness and wit and shaming those who misbehaved. If a student was late for class, Dove sent a student gang with a lantern and a bell to fetch the tardy student. The gang of students paraded the tardy student through the streets, holding the lantern to 'light the way' and ringing the bell. One day, Dove was late to class. His students paraded their schoolmaster through the streets, holding the lantern and ringing the bell. Dove commended his students for doing the right thing.

Vocabulary

Schoolmaster: A male teacher in a school.
Reprimand: A scolding or rebuke, especially an official one.
Misbehave: To fail to conduct oneself in a way that is acceptable to others; behave badly.
Lantern: A lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame, and typically having a handle by which it can be carried or hung.
Philadelphia: The largest city in Pennsylvania.
Tardy: Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Narrate the Lesson

• After you read the lesson, narrate it aloud using your own words.

Activity 2: Map the Lesson

The story takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zoom in on the map, and find Pennsylvania (PA) and the city of Philadelphia.

Activity 3: Act Out the Story

Act out someone being tardy for school and being brought in by committee.

• Have one person pretend to sleep too late.
• Have one or more people fetch the tardy student and bring him to class.
• Pretend to parade through the streets, carrying a lantern and ringing a bell.
• If you don't have a real bell, you may call out, 'ding, ding, ding.'

Activity 4: Discuss the Story

Discuss whether you think it was right for the boys to parade Mr. Dove through the streets when Mr. Dove was late.

• Mr. Dove was late.
• However, Mr. Dove was the schoolmaster, not a student.
• Should the same rules apply to both teachers or parents and students?
• Think of some rules that apply to everyone.
• Think of some rules that apply to certain people, but not others.

Activity 5: Act Out the Story

• Go outside.
• Hold foot races like the students in Philadelphia in the story.
• If you live on a block in a city, race around the block or from one end to the other.

Activity 6: Complete Coloring Pages, Copywork, and Writing   

• Click the crayon above. Complete pages 25-26 of 'Second Grade American History Coloring Pages, Copywork, and Writing.'

Review

Question 1

What did Mr. Dove do for a living?

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Answer 1

Mr. Dove was a schoolmaster.

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Question 2

How were students typically punished in colonial times?

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Answer 2

Students were often beaten for punishment in colonial times.

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Question 3

How did Mr. Dove punish his students?

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Answer 3

Mr. Dove used cleverness and wit in combination with shame to punish his students.

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Question 4

What happened to students who were tardy to Dove's class?

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Answer 4

If a student was late for class, Dove sent a gang students out with a lantern and a bell. The gang of students paraded the tardy student through the streets, holding the lantern to 'light the way' and ringing the bell.

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Question 5

What happened when Dove was late to his own class?

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Answer 5

His students paraded their schoolmaster through the streets, holding the lantern and ringing the bell.

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Question 6

Was Dove angry at his students for parading him through the streets?

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Answer 6

No, Dove commended his students for doing the right thing.

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1. What did Mr. Dove do for a living? Mr. Dove was a schoolmaster.
2. How were students typically punished in colonial times? Students were often beaten for punishment in colonial times.
3. How did Mr. Dove punish his students? Mr. Dove used cleverness and wit in combination with shame to punish his students.
4. What happened to students who were tardy to Dove's class? If a student was late for class, Dove sent a gang students out with a lantern and a bell. The gang of students paraded the tardy student through the streets, holding the lantern to 'light the way' and ringing the bell.
5. What happened when Dove was late to his own class? His students paraded their schoolmaster through the streets, holding the lantern and ringing the bell.
6. Was Dove angry at his students for parading him through the streets? No, Dove commended his students for doing the right thing.