Wheeler's Elementary Speller | Lessons 111 & 112
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Orthoepic Trifecta (gĩrl, cûrl, pẽarl) • Syntax Reconstruction
Wheeler Page 61 • 26px Baseline Standard
1. Orthoepic Discovery • Browning Dictation & The Rhyme Trifecta Lesson 111 • /ɜːr/ Equivalence
Wheeler's Orthoepic Directive: “Write the following lines from dictation, and put the proper mark over i in gĩrl; u in cûrl; and e in pẽarl. As these three words rhyme, you will see that these three vowel sounds are nearly alike.”
“See the little boys and girls,
With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls,
And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls.”
— Robert Browning (Pied Piper of Hamelin)
gĩrl /ɡɜːrl/
Sound of ĩ as in sir • Mark tilde (~)
cûrl /kɜːrl/
Sound of û as in fur • Mark circumflex (^)
pẽarl /pɜːrl/
Sound of ẽ as in her • Mark tilde (~)
Write Browning's complete poem from teacher dictation on the standard 26px lines below: 3 Lines • 26px Baseline • 13px Dashed Midline
2. Syntax Architecture • Sentence Unscrambling & Punctuation Law Lesson 112 • Capital Letters & Final Marks
Wheeler's Syntax Directive: “Arrange these words to form three sentences. Remember to begin each sentence with a capital letter. If your sentence asks a question, what kind of a mark should follow it?”
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winds with the out play at waves are the
Punctuation: [ . ] or [ ? ]
2.
bring the flowers for thirsting showers clouds the
Punctuation: [ . ] or [ ? ]
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blue where the beautiful are violets
Punctuation: [ . ] or [ ? ]
Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lessons 111 & 112 RF.2.3 • Orthoepy • Syntax & Punctuation Law Zero Bottom Void Architecture • Page 1 of 2