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21st Century College English Book 3
Unit 8 Text A
The Highs of Low Technology
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Unit 8 Text A

Lead-in Activities
Text Organization
Reading and Writing Skills
Language Points
Guided Practice
Assignment

The Highs of Low Technology
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Lead-in Activities
Questions for Discussion
1. How has technology changed our life? (by
presenting some pictures concerning the high
technology. ) 2. What do you think of the
change?
4
Text Organization
The structure of Text A
I. Different attitudes towards the old-fashioned
bicycle
Para. 1
II. Peoples warm reactions to the old bicycle
Para. 2
III. The authors unsuccessful efforts to try to
interpret peoples reactions
Para. 3
IV. Analysis of the advantages of the old bicycle
Paras. 4-6
V. we should respect things that are simple and
manageable
Para. 7
5
Text Organization
I. The problem with the authors old-fashioned
bicycle.
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Text Organization
II. What are the comments made by other people?
7
Text Organization
III. How to interpret these comments?
8
Text Organization
IV. What is the possible answer to the puzzle?
Exercise XIII
9
Text Organization
V. What can we conclude from the story of the old
bicycle?
10
Text Organization
Part 4 The advantages of the old bicycle
1. Although the bicycle is only representative of
a world gone by and is not speedy,
__________________. (Para. 4) 2. Modern
inventions made the author feel inadequate, not
secure or comfortable while __________________.
(Para. 5) 3. Even though the author could
eventually accept the so-called conveniences as
part of life, she could never be convinced of
their merits. However, the old bike
____________________. (Para. 6)
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Text Organization
Part 4 The advantages of the old bicycle
1. Although the bicycle is only representative of
a world gone by and is not speedy,
__________________. (Para. 4) 2. Modern
inventions made the author feel inadequate, not
secure or comfortable while __________________.
(Para. 5) 3. Even though the author could
eventually accept the so-called conveniences as
part of life, she could never be convinced of
their merits. However, the old bike
____________________. (Para. 6)
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Text Organization
Part 4 The advantages of the old bicycle
1. Although the bicycle is only representative of
a world gone by and is not speedy,
__________________. (Para. 4) 2. Modern
inventions made the author feel inadequate, not
secure or comfortable while __________________.
(Para. 5) 3. Even though the author could
eventually accept the so-called conveniences as
part of life, she could never be convinced of
their merits. However, the old bike
____________________. (Para. 6)
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Writing and Reading Skills
1) Question-answer technique Present a puzzle
of your won, then use the question/ speculation/
answer to ponder it . Take Text A for
example The first tow paragraphs build a puzzle
the old bike is taken as a piece of junk but it
receives warm comments from the people. ? In
Para.3 the author asks herself a question and
forms tow possible answers in order to solve the
puzzle. ? In Paras.4-6 she presents the answer
that she likes best. 2) Making predictions by
anticipating the general direction the author is
going.
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Language Points
Text A
The Highs of Low Technology
By Johanne Mednick
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Language Points
The Highs of Low Technology By Johanne
Mednick 1 I have a wonderful bicycle. My family
refers to it as that piece of junk an ancient
piece of metal, the likes of which can be found
in the dump or, if youre lucky, at garage sales.
But I have confidence in my bike. It gives me
power, and I cherish its simplicity.
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Language Points
2 What intrigues me, in this age of technological
innovation (which is nowhere more apparent than
in the bicycle world), is the number of people
who stop me and comment on my bike. Its a real
conversation piece. Where did you get that
thing? I havent seen one of those in ages.
What a great bike. I get all kinds of comments
the best one being from a motorcycle gang who
cornered me while I was locking it up. They
politely suggested that I should wear gloves
while riding to protect my hands. Maybe I should
also put on a leather jacket.
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Language Points
3 But really, what is it that people are
admiring? Are they admiring me for resisting the
lure of mass bicycle consumerism? I must look
like an eyesore pedaling behind my family, who
all ride the latest model of mountain bike. (To
them, Im some sort of odd person, an
embarrassment not fit to be on the road.) On the
other hand, maybe people are just genuinely
curious, as they would be if confronted with a
dinosaur bone. I never get the feeling that they
think Im crazy for riding something so old when
I could be fussing with gears and having a
presumably easier time of things. My bike seems
to touch a sensitive chord in people, and Im not
quite sure what or why that is.
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Language Points
4 Perhaps my bike is representative of a world
gone by the world before gimmicks and gadgets,
accessories and attachments. A time when people
thought in terms of settling into a cushioned
seat, stopping the movement with their heel and
travelling a bit slower than we are travelling
now. My bike is certainly not built for speed,
but who needs speed when I can coast along the
streets, hold my head high and deliciously feel
the wind on my face? My bike is built for taking
time. It makes people feel relaxed.
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Language Points
5 When Im riding my bike, I feel as though I
have control. And I dont feel that way about
most things these days. I dont deny that my
computer and my microwave make my life a lot
easier. I use these things, but they also make me
feel rather small and, in a strange way,
inadequate. What if I press the wrong button?
What if something goes wrong? Maybe if I learned
to understand these appliances Id feel better
more secure about my relationship with
technology. But frankly, Im not comforted by
manuals and how-to courses. Of course there are
always experts I could go to who seem to know
everything about anything. Relatives, friends,
salespeoplepeople who seem at ease with all the
latest inventions and who delight in ingenuity.
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Language Points
6 I just dont get excited over the idea of yet
another thing I could do if I pulled the right
lever or set the right program. Nervous and
unsure in the beginning, I eventually adapt to
these so-called conveniences and accept them as a
part of life, but Im not entirely convinced of
their merit. I hunger for simplicity and I have a
sneaking suspicion that many people feel the same
way. Thats why they admire my bike. It comforts
them and gives them a sense of something
manageable, not too complicated.
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Language Points
7 Im not suggesting that we all go back to a
pioneer-village attitude. But I do think its
important to respect that which is simple and
manageableno doubt difficult in a time when more
means better and new means best. Im proud that
my piece of junk makes me and others feel good.
It allows me the opportunity to relax and, when
Im heading down the road, to escape what I dont
understand.
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refers to it as speak about sb./sth. as ...
call sb. Something

e.g.
He always refers to his wife as the old woman.
This kind of art is often referred to as
minimal art (??????).

23
the likes of which sth./sb. of the same kind

e.g.
He was a very great actor we wont see the
likes of him again.
You dont know what loss of employment means to
the likes of me.

24
garage sales ????(???????????????)
A garage sale in American English is a private
sale of used furniture, household appliances,
personal articles, clothing, tools, and other
items, held in the garage or other part of a
sellers home. Things that you get at garage
sales are usually very cheap and of no great
value.
25
I cherish its simplicity. I appreciate its
simplicity.
Cherish is, however, different from appreciate in
that it implies a special love and care, while
appreciate often connotes understanding and
admiration.

e.g.
She cherishes her children above all.
We all appreciate beautiful things.

26
intrigues vt. excite interest or curiosity
?????

e.g.
Anything colorful intrigued the little boy.
Throughout history, people have been intrigued
by the question of whether there is intelligent
life elsewhere in the universe.

27
nowhere ad. not anywhere in/at/to no place

e.g.
My keys are nowhere to be found.
He went nowhere yesterday.

28
conversation piece sth. that stimulates
conversation between people ?????????

A conversation piece is an unusual object which
causes people to start talking.
e.g.
Her collection of Victorian dolls provided a
conversation piece for her guests.

29
cornered get sb. into a place or situation
difficult to escape ???? ???????

e.g.
The police pursued and cornered the escaped
prisoner.
He once cornered me ( talked to me alone and
made it difficult for me to get away from him) at
a party and bored me to death about his difficult
childhood.

30
locking it up fasten sth. with a lock ??

e.g.
Although the jewels were locked up in a
strongbox (? ??), the thieves stole them without
any difficulty.
Its cruel to keep the dog locked up all day.

31
lure n. attraction temptation ?? vt.
attract, tempt ??,??

e.g.
She was attracted to Hollywood by the lure of
the silver screen.
I know I shouldnt eat chocolate cake when Im
dieting, but I find it hard to resist the
temptation.
lure sb. away from his duty

Compare lure and temptation Lure suggests
something that always attracts and often deceives
yet does not necessarily leads one into evil or
danger, while temptation often suggests the
desire to do or have, through pleasure or gain,
something one knows one should not do or have.
32
consumerism n. the consumption of goods and
services ??

Consumerism is the state of advanced industrial
society in which a lot of goods are bought and
sold, or (disapproving) the state in which too
much attention is given to buying and owning
things.
e.g.
He disliked Christmas time and its rampant
(????) consumerism.

33
eyesore n. something ugly to look at

e.g.
They think the new library building is an eyesore.

34
pedal v. ?(???) ???? n. ??

e.g.
Anne pedaled (her bike) to school.
In the cities many people now pedal around on
bicycles instead of polluting the environment by
using cars.
Bicycles have two pedals, one for each foot.
This sewing machine is operated by a foot pedal.

35
genuinely ad. authentically truly

e.g.
Im genuinely sorry for what I said.
These will be the first genuinely free elections
in the country.

36
fuss with concern oneself with sth.
unimportant (????)????

e.g.
It irritates me the way shes always fussing with
her hair!

37
gears n. set of wheels with teeth around the
edges used to control the speed of a machine or
vehicle,????

e.g.
A piece of gum fell onto the gears, bringing the
machine to a halt.
While driving up the hill, Anne shifted to a
lower gear.

38
touch a sensitive chord call up someones
feelings affect or stir someones emotions

e.g.
The issue of food safety touches a chord with
almost everyone.
The report touched a chord in the American
people.
The speaker had obviously struck a chord with
his audience.

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is representative of being an example or type
of (a certain class or kind of thing) ???

e.g.
Are your opinions representative of all the
workers here?
Is a questionnaire (????) answered by 500
people truly representative of national opinion?

40
gimmick n. an unusual action, object or device
which is intended to attract attention or
publicity (????????)???,??????????

e.g.
I bought a gimmick that purifies (??) water
straight from the tap.

41
accessories n. (oft. pl.) an extra part which
makes sth. More effective or beautiful
?????

e.g.
What accessories are available on this
automobile?
She wore a green wool suit with matching
accessories ( shoes, hat, bag, etc).

42
attachment n. something that is fixed to
something else ???

e.g.
This food processor has a special attachment for
grinding coffee.

43
think in terms of give primary consideration to
sth./doing sth. emphasize sth./doing sth. in
ones thinking have sth./doing sth. as ones
priority ????(?)?? ??(?)???????

e.g.
You should be thinking in terms of paying off
your debts.
He is thinking in terms of leaving.

44
cushion n. a soft pillow or pad to rest on
protection from harm, esp. from impact ????
vt. reduce the force of protect from hardship or
sudden change

e.g.
My rocking chair has a soft cushion.
The three goals we scored in the first half give
us a useful cushion against defeat.

45
coast along move along or make progress without
much effort

e.g.
coast along on a bicycle ( ride along without
pedaling)
While I struggled and labored, my sister just
coasted along with top grades in all subjects.

46
deliciously ad. very pleasantly ??????

e.g.
As she dived into the pool, the water felt
deliciously cool on her skin.

47
taking (ones) time use as much time as is
needed do not hurry

e.g.
Take your time theres no rush.
Hes certainly taken his time in answering my
letter.

48
deny vt. 1. declare untrue refuse to accept
as true 2. refuse to give or allow

e.g.
The students all denied cheating on the test.
He denied the news to be true.
Neil denies that he broke the window, but Im
sure he did.
No one should be denied a good education.
She denied her son nothing.

49
feel small feel ridiculous, ashamed or
humiliated (Also look small)

e.g.
Talking to him makes me feel small.
He is always trying to make me look small in
front of my girlfriend.

50
feel inadequate feel lack of abilities or
confidence

e.g.
He makes me feel totally inadequate.
I always feel inadequate when faced by a
difficult problem.

51
goes wrong turn out badly make a mistake ??
??

e.g.
If that washing machine goes wrong again, I shall
complain to the makers.
These shelves are very easy to put together you
cant go wrong.

52
appliance n. a machine for use in the home ????

An appliance is a tool or machine designed for a
particular use, especially one that utilizes an
electric current.
e.g.
Refrigerators, vacuum (??) cleaners,
washing- machines are household appliances.
The kitchen is full of electrical appliances.

53
at ease with feel confident and comfortable
with sth./sb. ??, ???

e.g.
The little boy is at ease with strangers.
He was ill at ease with things he didnt
understand.

54
ingenuity n. skill and cleverness in arranging
things, solving problems, etc. ????

e.g.
We have electricity because of Thomas Edisons
ingenuity.
Annes boss praised her for her ingenuity in
designing the unusual new product.

55
lever n. ?????

e.g.
I pushed down on the lever to lift the rock on
the other end.
Push down on that red lever to start the machine.

56
convenience n. the quality of being convenient
something that makes sth. easier, quicker, more
efficient, etc. ?????????

e.g.
I like the convenience of living so near work
it only takes me five minutes to get there.
Our cabin (??) in the woods had no modern
conveniences.

57
merit n. value worth ??,??

e.g.
There is little merit in this plan.
One of her great merits as a teacher is her
ability to listen.

58
hunger for want sth. very much ????

e.g.
My children hungered for friends.
Its terrible to hunger for news when the
familys letters dont arrive.

59
have a sneaking suspicion an unproved and vague
feeling of suspicion
If you have a sneaking feeling about someone or
something, the feeling embarrasses you, for
example, because it is caused by the realization
that someone else was right and you were wrong,
or because it is the opposite of what you
normally feel about them.

e.g.
I have a sneaking suspicion that he stole my
wallet.
I have a sneaking feeling that shes right.
His book leaves one with a sneaking admiration
for his shameless commercialism.

60
manageable a. easy to control or deal
with ????????

e.g.
This shampoo (???) makes my hair more manageable.
The work has been divided into smaller, more
manageable sections.

61
Text-related information
pioneer-village attitude way of thinking of
early American settlers and country people who
used to have a simple, self-sufficient life
Pioneers (or settlers), the first members of a
group to settle in an area, are especially
important in the history of North America.
Pioneers often suffer great hardships and are
often responsible for forming the basic structure
of society for those who follow.
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that which is simple and manageable what is
simple and manageable

that which what
e.g.
No price were too great to pay for a wrong such
as that which he had put upon her.
That which was strangest to the native was to see
me eat salt with the meat.
There I met with that which I had been looking
for so long in vain.

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Guided Practice

Vocabulary
Cloze
Translation
Structure Writing

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Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given
below. Change the form where necessary.
lure convenience merit chord
pedal intrigue nowhere appliance genuin
e cushion
1. The dormitory may not be the most comfortable
place to live, but I like the __________ of
living on campus.
convenience
2. Dont be silly if that were a __________
Tang Dynasty vase, it would be in a museum, not
on sale in a street market!
genuine
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Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given
below. Change the form where necessary.
lure convenience merit chord
pedal intrigue nowhere appliance genuin
e cushion
3. Most of the films on TV these days have no
real artistic __________ watching them is just a
waste of time.
merit
4. Money-making opportunities are not the only
reason people are __________ to big cities.
lured
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Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given
below. Change the form where necessary.
lure convenience merit chord
pedal intrigue nowhere appliance genuin
e cushion
5. The books unusual title __________ me, so I
bought it.
intrigued
6. The rain forests of Brazil are home to many
species of plant that grow __________ else.
nowhere
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Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given
below. Change the form where necessary.
lure convenience merit chord
pedal intrigue nowhere appliance genuin
e cushion
7. When you mail glass objects, you have to
__________ them adequately to prevent them from
breaking.
cushion
8. Instead of giving us more leisure time to
enjoy __________, like microwaves and computers
just seem to add to the pressures of modern life.
appliances
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Vocabulary
III. Fill in the blanks with the words given
below. Change the form where necessary.
lure convenience merit chord
pedal intrigue nowhere appliance genuin
e cushion
9. __________ a bicycle is an excellent way to
strengthen your leg muscles.
Pedaling
10. Her story clearly struck a __________
somewhere deep within himhe began to weep and
hurried away from the room.
chord
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Cloze
???? III Ex. X, p. 239
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Cloze
Our obsession with technological innovation is
out of control. We used to understand innovation
__1__ something that truly changed the world or
__2__ made our lives easier. But now the word
innovation seems to mean any slight __3__ on
what we had last year, whether it has any __4__
or not. Recent market research 5 people
shopping for new microwave ovens showed that 86
of them already owned microwaves
1. A. as B. like C. such as D. 0 2. A.
deliciously B. genuinely C. presumably
D. virtually 3. A. variation B. variety C.
various D. version 4. A. difference B.
convenience C. lure D. merit 5. A.
among B. amid C. between D. with
A
B
A
D
A
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Cloze
B
that were still __6__ perfectly good condition
these consumers had been __7__ into the shops by
some innovative 8 of the latest model.
__9 _ questioned further, however, it turned _ 10
_ that a full 70 of these shoppers rarely or
never used their microwaves for _ 11 more
complicated than eating a cup of coffee. Why?
Because they can't figure out how to 12
anything else.
6. A. at B. in C. of D. 0 7. A. intrigued B.
lured C. secured D. squeezed 8. A.
appliance B. feature C. gadget D. ingenuity 9.
A. As B. Though C. When D.
While 10. A. around B. out C. up
D. 0 11. A. anything B. everything C.
nothing D. something 12. A. do them B.
make them C. make them do D. make them make
B
B
C
B
A
C
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Cloze
B
They can't understand the _13_ they already own
-- so why do they want newer, more complicated
models? Is it 14 mindless hunger for
innovation? I guess it could __15__, but I have a
sneaking __16__ that Bill Gates is to blame.
13. A. accessories B. appliances C.
conveniences D. innovations 14. A.
casual B. inadequate C. sheer D.
sore 15. A. be B. do C. have D.
0 16. A. suppose B. suspect C.
suspicion D. suspicious
C
A
C
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Cloze
His policy of constantly producing new programs
whose only 17 function is to make all our old
software obsolete has frightened us __18__ we
have to purchase the latest model of every
product on the market. Otherwise all of our tools
and toys will stop working and we'll be living
like cave men.
17. A. apparent B. suspicious C.
ingenious D. sincere 18. A. into thinking B.
of thinking C. to think D. we think
A
A
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Translation
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Translation
???? III Ex. XI, p. 240
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Translation
Perhaps my bike is representative of a world
gone by the world before gimmicks and gadgets,
accessories and attachments. A time when people
thought in terms of settling into a cushioned
seat, stopping the movement with their heel and
travelling a bit slower than we are travelling
now. My bike is certainly not built for speed,
but who needs speed when I can coast along the
streets, hold my head high and deliciously feel
the wind on my face? My bike is built for taking
time. It makes people feel relaxed.
????????????????????????????????????????????????
??????????????????????????,?????,?????????????????
??????????????,??????????????,???????????,????????
????????????????????????
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Translation
???? III Ex. XII, p. 240
78
Translation
1. ??,????????????????????????
on display
It is apparent that
It was apparent that all the students were
genuinely intrigued by the new electronic
appliances on display at the exhibition.
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Translation
2. ?????????????????????????????????????
technical innovations
The famous scientist referred to the technical
innovations made by computer manufacturers as a
great contribution to the development of modern
society.
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Translation
3. ???????????,?????????????????
the lure of large cities
cannot resist
He couldnt resist the lure of large cities, and
after graduation he moved first to Shanghai, then
to Beijing.
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Translation
4. ?????????????????????????????????????
delight in
nowhere else in the world
The old couple delighted in their country life.
They believed that nowhere else in the world
could they find the peace they enjoyed there.
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Translation
5. ???????????????????????
have a sneaking suspicion
scratch
John had a sneaking suspicion that his wife was
lying about how the car had gotten scratched.
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Translation
6. ???????????????????????????????????????????????
???
Im not suggesting that
necessarily right
before making any decision
Im not suggesting that everything experts say is
necessarily right. But I do think its important
to consider their opinions carefully before
making any decision.
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Translation
7. ?? ?? ?(Martin Luther King) ? ?????
??????????,??????????????????
touch a chord in the people
start
Martin Luther Kings speech I Have a Dream
touched a chord in the people, which started a
liberation movement among the Negroes in the 60s.
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Translation
8. ???????????????,???????????????
be representative of the new buildings in the city
merits
This house is representative of the new buildings
in the city as it has all the merits of both
classic and modern architecture.
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Structured Writing
Build a puzzle In text A, the first two
paragraphs build a puzzle the old bike is taken
as a piece of junk but it receives warm comments
from the people.
Example in text A
Sample Essay
Write your own
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Structured Writing
Look at paragraphs 36 again

In Paragraph 3 the author asks herself a question
and forms two possible answers in order to solve
the puzzle.

Then in Paragraphs 4-6 she presents the answer
that she likes best.

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Structured Writing
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Structured Writing
Present a puzzle of your own, then use this
question / speculation / answer format to ponder
it, in about 150 words. Here are a few ideas you
can use to begin your introduction if you like