Find out what they do in their everyday life and show them how Perl makes their life easy. Remember, these are first and second year students.

• First thing is syntax. Take the first 2-4 chapters in the Llama and skim over them. (90 min)
• Show them sorting (20 min) and very simple regexes with capturing (40 min).
• Show them how push, pop, shift, and unshift make stacks and queues painless (15 min).
• Spend some time on CGI, showing them how it makes their personal life easy. (30 min)
• Show them XML::Parser, leading into a light discussion of callbacks. (45 min)

That's four hours. After that, let them lead the discussion - ask them what they think Perl can do for them.

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