Section outline
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Monday:
Overview of class
Tuesday:
Notes on syntax and semantics (see PowerPoint listed below);
Handout: Banned Words and Phrases (the list is posted in the "welcome" box at the top of this page);
Handout: practice sentences for eliminating banned words (see below).
Wednesday:
Discuss vocabulary (see vocabulary handout below); review yesterday's practice sentences.
Thursday:
Read "The Pedestrian," by Ray Bradbury (link to story, below); answer questions, write paragraph (see below);
Notes on eliminating "because" (see below);
Friday:
discuss plot, notes on plot (see powerpoint below)
Assign: Plot graph for "The Pedestrian," due Monday==================================================================================
Handouts for the week: