As we move into Part Two (“Expressing Truth”) and chapter 5 (“Judgments and Propositions”), we can all benefit from this oldie but goodie. The “Schoolhouse Rock” short features ran on Saturday morning television in the 1970s and 1980s, between the cartoons. They were frequently brilliant both musically and pedagogically, and “The Tale of Mr. Morton” has long been one of my favorites.

My past experience in the classroom suggests that some students need a little help with the basic grammar of subject and predicate. The rest of us can just enjoy the show.