1. Preparation

In the month of February the birthdays of several noted men occur. Some of these birthdays we still celebrate.

What day is George Washington's birthday? What day is Abraham Lincoln's birthday? Why should we remember the birthdays of these men?

Henry W. Longfellow's birthday is the twenty-seventh of February. The twenty-second of February is the birthday of James Russell Lowell. What poems in this book were written by these authors?

2. Written Work

Make an outline for yourself and write a composition about one of these subjects:

1. Some story about George Washington.

2. Abraham Lincoln's life when a boy.

3. The story in some one of Longfellow's or Lowell's poems.

3. Dictation

Be ready to write these sentences correctly when your teacher dictates them:

1. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809.

2. George Washington's birthday was February 22, 1732.

3. The twenty-fifth of December is Christmas Day.

4. The-----of-----is my birthday.