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MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED: 9x9 demo board, class Go sets

Explain in 3 weeks, we optionally go to full size boards.

	1. CONNECTING AND CUTTING - Talk about the importance of connecting- that a stone is a s strong as the group it's connected to. Define cutting point.
	2. In this example, white can connect up in more than one way. Show - DIRECT CONNECTION first. Then Show TIGER'S MOUTH - this is an INDIRECT CONNECTION; an indirect cannot be separated but the connection may be challenged and must be defended. Show a PEEP- challenges the indirect connection. Must be defended to be preserved.
	THE IRON PILLAR - IS IT CONNECTED? (yes, directly) THE DIAGONAL - IS IT CONNECTED? (yes, indirectly) In this example, where does black play to defend the diagonal connection which has been challenged by white 6?
	What does white 6 mean here, and how should black respond?
	How can black connect all her stones here? Is it direct or indirect?

VOCALBULARY WORDS:

CUTTING POINT: where stones can be separated.

DIRECT AND INDIRECT CONNECTION: depends on whether the stones are actually touching.

TIGERS MOUTH: playing around 3 sides of an intersection.

PEEP: a play that threatens to cut stones apart.

IRON PILLAR: two stones played so that they touch each other.

DIAGONAL: two stones played cornerwise to each other.