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Russian 1104: Syllabus

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Week 1: Sunday 01/21/24 - Saturday 01/27/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	No homework.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Часть 1. Глава 21. Диалоги 10, 11, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned from this chapter. See Course Description (the link above the syllabus) for directions on doing all homework and other details of the course.
Week 2: Sunday 01/28/24 - Saturday 02/03/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Часть 1. Глава 22. Диалоги 1, 2, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Часть 1. Глава 23. Диалоги 2, 5, 7. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned from this chapter.
Week 3: Sunday 02/04/24 - Saturday 02/10/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Часть 2. Глава 26. Обмен валюты. Диалоги 7, 8, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Часть 2. Глава 30. Сувениры. Диалоги 3, 6, 10. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 4: Sunday 02/11/24 - Saturday 02/17/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Часть 2. Глава 30. Сувениры. Диалоги 5, 9, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 32. Разговор по телефону 1. Диалоги 1, 4, 6. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 5: Sunday 02/18/24 - Saturday 02/24/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 33. Разговор по телефону 2. Диалоги 3, 5, 7. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 34. Почта. Диалоги 2, 5, 9. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 6: Sunday 02/25/24 - Saturday 03/02/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	февральские каникулы
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 35. Погода. Диалоги 3, 5, 8. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 7: Sunday 03/03/24 - Saturday 03/09/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 37. Спорт. Диалоги 2, 3, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 38. Куда пойти поесть? Диалоги 2, 3, 4 Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week..
Week 8: Sunday 03/10/24 - Saturday 03/16/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 38. Куда пойти поесть? Диалоги 5,6,11. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 39. Продуктовый магазин. Диалоги 1, 3, 6. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 9: Sunday 03/17/24 - Saturday 03/23/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 39. Продуктовый магазин. Диалоги 8, 11, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 40. Книги, музыка. Диалоги 2, 3, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 10: Sunday 03/24/24 - Saturday 03/30/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 41. Кино, театр. Диалоги 2, 3, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 41. Кино, театр. Диалоги 8, 9, 10. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 11: Sunday 03/31/24 - Saturday 04/06/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	весенние каникулы
Thursday	весенние каникулы
Week 12: Sunday 04/07/24 - Saturday 04/13/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 42. На рынке. Диалоги 1, 2, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 36. Университет. Диалоги 1, 3, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 13: Sunday 04/14/24 - Saturday 04/20/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 43. Приезжайте в гости. Диалоги 4, 5, 8. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 42. На рынке. Диалоги 7, 10, 11. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 14: Sunday 04/21/24 - Saturday 04/27/24 [show/hide] Сегћдня втћрник, двђдцать трљтье апрљля.
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 44. Как туда проехать? Диалоги 1, 4, 5. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 44. Как туда проехать? Диалоги 7, 9, 10. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 15: Sunday 04/28/24 - Saturday 05/04/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 45. Как туда пройти? Диалоги 2, 3, 8. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 45. Как туда пройти? Диалоги 10, 11, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 16: Sunday 05/05/24 - Saturday 05/11/24 [show/hide]
Tuesday	With your classmates, in pairs or in small groups, write, memorize, and prepare to act out a skit, at least four lines per actor. Use the vocabulary that you have learned in your Russian courses, pay attention to your pronunciation, and show your best grammar. Send your skit to the teacher prior to memorizing it so that the grammatical accuracy of it were insured.
Week 17: Sunday 05/12/24 - Saturday 05/18/24 [show/hide]

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