Illustrate concretely the force of each of the factors of
interestingness.
HELPFUL REFERENCES
Those listed in Chapter XI.
CHAPTER XIII
A LABORATORY LESSON IN INTEREST
OUTLINE--CHAPTER XIII
Interest should be inherent in the lesson taught.--An illustration
of "dragged in" interest.--Interest and the "easy" idea.--A proper
interpretation of interest.--How to make the subject of _Fasting_
interesting.--The various possibilities.--How to secure interest in
the Atonement.--How to secure interest in the Resurrection.--How to
secure interest in the story of Jonah.
"Oh, that's all right," says one. "It is easy enough to talk about
interest, and it's easy to be interesting if you can choose anything you
like to amuse a class. But if you have to teach them theology, and
especially some of the dry lessons that are outlined for us, I don't see
how we can be expected to make our work interesting."
Of course, there is some point to such an objection. Having been asked
to teach the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we cannot defend the
practice of bringing in all kinds of material just because it is funny.
And, of course, it is true, too, that some lesson outlines upon first
thought do appear rather forbidding.
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