Review from the bare text

In his words

Almost every recording opens the same way. Let's try and read it straight from the Gemara. 0:22 The papers are for building the step; the goal is the bare text. For home, he asks that you have to be prepared to say when you come the next time, as if the paper would be in front of you without the paper. 47:56

Worked example from a class

Westwood, Jan 2, 2012 (0:00): "put away all the word sheets", then student by student, reading and translating the Ta Shma from the Gemara. The Gittin class ends with instructions on how to review: each skill separately, then the explanation (48:00).

Hear him teach it

483 moments found so far in 472 transcribed classes; more appear as transcription continues. Tap one to play from that moment.

1. Westwood · Beginner class, Nov 16, 2011 · 0:31“So let's put away all the notes and everything like that and let's find that Gemara.”Reviews the previous step by reading and translating from the bare Gemara with the papers put away.
2. Westwood · Beginner class, Nov 21, 2011 · 0:21“Let's put away all the sheets and the words and everything like that.”The review is done from the bare Gemara text with all papers put away.
3. Westwood · Beginner class, Nov 28, 2011 · 0:25“So let's put away all the word sheets and so on. Let's just open up the Gemara and see how we do.”Opens the class by reviewing the reading and translation straight from the Gemara, with the papers put away.
4. Westwood · Beginner class, Nov 30, 2011 · 0:21“let's cover up all the words and not look at them, just look at the Gemara page itself”He opens the review from the bare Gemara text, with the word sheets covered.
5. Westwood · Beginner class, Dec 5, 2011 · 0:12“let's put away all the notes and everything just take out the Gemara page itself”Opens by reviewing the previous step from the bare Gemara page.
6. Westwood · Beginner class, Dec 7, 2011 · 0:45“So let's put away all the words and notes. And let's take a look in the actual Gemara itself”Opens by reviewing the previous Ta Shma from the bare Gemara text, with the sheets put away.
7. Westwood · Beginner class, Dec 12, 2011 · 0:20“So let's put away all of the notes and so on. Let's just open up the Gemara page to line number 18.”Opens by reviewing the previous step straight from the Gemara with all papers put away.
8. Westwood · Beginner class, Dec 14, 2011 · 0:19“let's put away all the word sheets and explanation sheets and open up the Gemara.”Opens by reviewing the previous steps straight from the bare text with all papers put away.
9. Westwood · Beginner class, Dec 19, 2011 · 0:07“So let's put away all the notes and so on. Let's open up the Gemara page and we are going to review the last Ta Shma”Opens by reviewing the previous Ta Shma straight from the Gemara with papers put away.
10. Westwood · Beginner class, Dec 21, 2011 · 0:04“So let's put away all of the word sheets. Let's just open up the Gemara itself.”Opens by reading and translating the previous step straight from the Gemara, with the papers put away.