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Homework for Week 4 - ReviewGreat Writing 1 - Page 92 – Activity 19Editing Grammar and Sentence Review (uncorrected)Edit the paragraph below. Highlight all the corrections in red.Not an Average TeenagerSteven Mills is not your typical athletic teenager. Steven is an gymnast, and he want to compete in the olympics. He wakes up at five o’clock in the morning every day because he has to practice before school. First, he has a breakfast healthy. Then she jogs to the National Gymnasium on Cypress street. He practices gymnastics for two hours. Then he gets ready for school. Steven goes to school from eight-thirty in the morning until three o’clock in the afternoon. After school, he returns to the Gymnasium for classes special with him coach. When practice finish at six o’clock, Steven returns home. He eats dinner, does his homework and talks with their family. Steven is in bed early to be ready to work hard again the next day.(ERRORS)Not an Average TeenagerSteven Mills is not your typical athletic teenager. (punctuation) Steven is an (article) gymnast, and he want (subject-verb-agreement) to compete in the olympics (capitalization). He wakes up at five o’clock in the morning every day because he has to practice before school. First, he has a breakfast healthy. (word order – adjectives) Then she (pronoun) jogs to the National Gymnasium on Cypress street.(capitalization) He practices gymnastics for two hours. Then he gets ready for school. Steven goes to school from eight-thirty in the morning until three o’clock in the afternoon. After school, he returns to the Gymnasium (capitalization) for classes special (word order – adjectives) with him (possessive pronoun) coach. When practice finish (subject verb agreement) at six o’clock, Steven returns home. He eats dinner, does his homework and (missing punctuation – comma) talks with their (possessive pronoun) family. Steven is in bed early to be ready to work hard again the next day.(Corrected)Steven Mills is not your typical athletic teenager. Steven is a gymnast, and he wants to compete in the Olympics. He wakes up at five o’clock in the morning every day because he has to practice before school. First, he has healthy breakfast. Then he jogs to the National Gymnasium on Cypress Street. He practices gymnastics for two hours. Then he gets ready for school. Steven goes to school from eight-thirty in the morning until three o’clock in the afternoon. After school, he returns to the gymnasium for special classes with his coach. When practice finishes at six o’clock, Steven returns home. He eats dinner, does his homework, and talks with his family. Steven is in bed early to be ready to work hard again the next day.(2) Paragraph Writing – Describing a Person – (150 words)Answer the following questions in complete sentences and in paragraph form. Be sure to proof-read your writing for errors. Try to give as detailed and interesting a description as possible.Who is your best friend? (topic sentence) When did you first meet him/her? What is he/she like? (personality - NOTE – Show and tell) What does he/she look like?(appearance NOTE – Choose to describe the most unique features) What does he/she do?(occupation) What kinds of things do you like to do together?(A minimum of three things.) What is your favourite memory of him / her? How do you feel when you spend time with your best friend? (concluding sentence)Paragraph FormContentCommon ErrorsMosiac Reading 1 – Comprehension & DiscussionReading – Page 5 &6Read (skim) the article on pages 5 and 6, “Overpopulation Fuels Megacities, for Better or Worse”, to answer the following questions in complete sentences below.As of 2011, what is the world's population? Where are most of the people on the planet living? (paragraph A and B)As of 2011, the world’s population hit an estimated seven billion for the first time in history. Most of the people on the planet are living in urban areasWhat are some of the causes of rapid urbanization? (paragraph C and D)One of the causes of rapid urbanization is that mechanization of farming. As a result, fewer people are needed to run farms. Therefore, many rural dwellers moved to cities in search of better jobs, higher wages, and an easier lifeWhere are the highest rates of urbanization? What are the consequences of such a radical transformation? (paragraph F)Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of urbanization. The result is that the countries are rapidly becoming poorer and urban population density is increasing.What are some of the ways to control the problem of overpopulation? (paragraph G)Some of the ways to control the problem of overpopulation include the education of women and access to birth control. This change can lead to fewer and healthier children. City planners and architects can also devise cities that make optimal use of the finite land .. Engineers can work on ways to develop new water sources and improve the infrastructure of cities and the public transportation.Questions for Discussion(ANSWERS MAY VARY)Answer the following questions in complete sentences below. These questions, along with any topic we read or write about, will be something you may have to discuss or write about on a quiz or exam. Let’s practice.Of all the cities in the world, which would you like to visit? Why?Is overpopulation a problem in South Korea? Why or why notWhat are some of the possible solutions to South Korea's low birthrate? How is the South Korean lifestyle changing? ................
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