Table Of ContentA TERMINAL COURSE IN ENGLISH COMMUNICATIONS FOR SENIORS
A Project
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Jack Henry Branham
February 1950
UMI Number: EP46204
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has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
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TABLE OP CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
PART I. SOCIALIZATION
HOW TO CORRESPOND WITH OTHERS
1. HOW TO WRITE SOCIAL CORRESPONDENCE . .............. 3
2. HOW TO EXPRESS SYMPATHY TO THOSE WHO NEED A FRIEND . 1$
3. HOW TO WRITE BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE............ . 23
PART II. CREATION
HOW TO WRITE FOR RECREATION
If. HOW TO WRITE THOUGHTS FOR FUN .............. 3if
5. HOW-TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION , . . . . . . . . . . . IfO
PART III. CEREBRATION
HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ
6. HOW TO TAKE USEFUL NOTES ON YOUR READING..........if8
7. HOW TO CONTROL PROPAGANDA..........................£5
PART IV. PRESENTATION
HOW TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH FRIENDS
8. HOW TO WIN AN ARGUMENT.............................66
9. HOW TO TALK TO FRIENDS .....................73
APPENDIX:
I* BIBLIOGRAPHY: Reference shelf for communication . * 8l
II. RECREATIONAL READING: Books to read for fun. . . . 83
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LIST OP FIGURES
F33GURE PAGE
1. GET A CORRESPONDENCE CORNER L .................. 2
2. USE INFORMAL FORMAT . ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. USE CORRECT NOTE FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. ANSWER PROMPTLY . . * ......... . . . . . . . . . 8
5. MAKE THE GIFT APPROPRIATE........................l4
6. SEE THE HEAD MAN............ 22
7. BE SPECIFIC WHEN ORDERING................... . . . 25
8. PAY BILLS BY MAIL............................... . . 26
9. THINK, THEN WRITE IT.............................. 33
10. GET ACTION IN YOUR WRITING.............. ...... 39
11. GET THE IDEA ON PAPER . ’..........................i}-7
12. ATTACK PROPAGANDA AT THE SOURCE.................. 54
13. MAKE YOUR POINT FORCEFULLY........................65
14. INVITE A FRIEND TO HAVE A "COKE"................. 72
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PREFACE
During the Summer Session of 19^4-9 the author taught
a clgss in Senior English at Manual Arts High School as a
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second semester assignment in directed teaching. The lack
of planned materials for such a course was appalling. A
quick survey of the class 'Showed that .students required a
combined course, one that would be useful both to college
preparatory and to non college students* Both classes of
students wanted a practical course.
This-project is an outgrowth of that experience*
Material was gathered from students at random, class
mates in the Master’s Project Seminar, and from other in
dividuals. The question was asked, "If you had the chance
to take a final course in English Communications, what would
be useful to you? What would you want to be included in such
a course?"
Since most of the answers to the above questions were of
a functional or semi-functional nature an attempt has been
made to prepare an English course that is functional.
This work is intended wherever a complete survey of the
English Communications field is applicable. It is intended
for both college and non-college high school students* Much
of the material is conventional in nature, but has been
functionalized. Material was prepared by the "Difficulty
Analysis" technique*
Material from the institute for Propaganda Analysis*
The Pine Art of propaganda, Harcourt, Brace and Company,
New York, 1939, was used for the chapter on propaganda.
Illustrations were prepared by James S. Branham,
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PART I. SOCIALIZATION
HOW TO CORRESPOND WITH OTHERS
No individual can be better than the impression he makes
.on other people. Your personality is what you are in the
eyes of the society around you. To make a good impression
on others you must be able to correspond with them. You must
be able to meet the requirements of social living. You must
be able to icrite to them. You must be able to write to your
friends and answer the letters you get from your friends.
You must be able to arrange a business correspondence to pre
vent the loss of money* In short, you must be able to write
the letters required of a member of our society. The following
chapters will aid you in doing this.
GET A CORRESPONDENCE CORNER
CHAPTER 1
HOW TO WRITE SOCIAL CORRESP ONDENCE
A. MOTIVATION: Personal gains you can expect from being
able to write correct social correspondence.
1. GAIN PRESTIGE: The person who keeps up \?ith his
social obligations 'is thought well bred and is
considered a person worth knowing.
2. KEEP FRIENDS: One sure way of losing friends and
making people dislike you is to ignore your social
correspondence.
3* HAVE PUN: If you know how to write and answer
social correspondence you will receive invitations
to parties and to group get to gethers.
B. DIRECTIONS: Methods of perfecting your technique in
social writing.
1. GRATITUDE: How to write a thank you letter.
a. Use a good grade of writing paper.
b. Write your letter with ]ben and ink.
c. Do NOT use printed thank you cards.
d. Say exactly for what you are giving thanks.
{1) Describe in detail, for example, "Thank
you for the beautiful bouquet of American
Beauty Roses. They helped no end in
relieving me of my sorrow for my lost
appendix."
