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ℹ Tools of Classical Learning • Stone & Wooden Joinery
• Structure of a Slate: A student slate consists of a flat sheet of natural stone bordered by a four-sided wooden frame held by pegs.
• Precise Writing Instruments: We write on stone slates with a pointed slate pencil and erase our work with a soft damp sponge.
✦ Object Study • The Student Slate
Observe the slate board: Notice the dark stone writing surface, the four wooden frame sides pinned with pegs, and the slate pencil tied with string.
Part 1: The Slate Board & Frame
Write a complete statement answering each question.
1.
Of what is your slate made?
2.
What color is it?
3.
What has it around it?
4.
Of what is the frame made?
5.
How many sides has the frame?
Part 2: Joinery, Covering & Writing Tool
Observe the pegs, covering, and pencil.
6.
How are the sides held together?
7.
With what are some slates covered?
8.
With what do you write upon your slate?