Dr. C.’s Learning Web

The Paramedic Method

1. Circle the prepositions.

2. Circle the “is” forms.

3. Ask “Who is kicking Who?”

4. Put this “kicking” action in a simple (not compound) active verb.

5. Start fast–no mindless introductions.

6. Write out each sentence on a blank sheet of paper and mark off its basic rhythmic units with a “/”.

7. Read the passage aloud with emphasis and feeling.

8. Mark off sentence lengths in the passage with a “/”.