Lecture 7:  Functions

Activity:  Directed Paraphrasing

You will be doing this activity in pairs.  Please find a partner in the class.

Designate one person in the pair to be the Speaker and one person in the pair to be the Listener.  Don't worry -- both people will get a chance to be the Speaker.  You'll be discussing the concept of functions in this activity.

Speaker:  As the speaker, explain to the Listener what a function is (in the context of C programming).  Assume the Listener is a classmate of yours who missed today's lecture.
 

Switch roles!  The old Speaker is now the Listener and the old Listener is now the Speaker.

Speaker:  As the speaker, suppose you are the lead developer for a team of programmers.  Explain to your Listener, one of the programmers, the importance of and reasons for using functions.