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In class: --Mouth practice: Read this article: https://www.ft.com/content/88fc328b-b62a-4236-8f6a-6e11c44080d5 Once normal, once super fast. --Vocabulary: Look at Defne's "wrong sentences" and Defne explains why they are wrong. (the goal is to understand the words so...

In class: --Vocabulary: Defne Hoca, with the article “Does Therapy Work?” --Editing: In class, review and edit Defne's rewrite of a couple more paragraphs of the NYT Floor Plan article using normal, everyday words. (we didn't have time for this in class, we will ditch...

In class: –Defne Hoca: 10 words from the NYT Floor Plan article. --Writing / Vocabulary: Rewrite (actually, since we are in class, respeak) the first paragraph of the NYT Floor Plan article with normal, everyday words. (we didn't have time for this in class) --Muscle...

In class: --Defne Hoca, with vocabulary from the Loose Ties NYT article. --Editing / vocabulary explanation: Words from 22 April class. Edit the sentences Defne made with those words, and have Defne explain how the different words change the sentences. --Speed reading...

In class: --Defne Hoca: Words from the Reese Witherspoon shows article. --Muscle practice: Speed reading with advanced vocabulary: Use the Reese Witherspoon shows article. NOTE: Defne wants to switch from 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks (8 sessions total) to 1 session...

In class: –Defne Hoca, with Hamnet NYT article. –Take two of the words from each of last week's eight sets (2 words x 8 sets = 16 words total), and verbally explain, out loud to Matt, how they are different, and an example sentence for each (16 sentences). The point:...

In class: --Defne Hoca: Go through the New York Times article and pick out 8 sentences. Pick a word out of that sentence. Any word, but especially a word you think sounds interesting, or colorful in some way. Look up alternatives for that word at thesaurus.com. In the...