*Richard A. Lanham* # Progressive Summary # Definitions # Chapter Notes The Paramedic Method: 1. Circle the prepositions. 2. Circle the "is" forms. 3. Ask, " Where's the action?" "Who's kicking who?" 4. Put this "kicking" action in a simple (not compound) active verb. 5. Start fast- no slow windups. 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 "/" . # Quotes # References