Lesson 9
Digital Board:
This week we reviewed the opinion paragraph essasy. Additiobally, we mentioned some grammatical and punctuation points. The covered issues' slides are accessible below. After reviewing the slides you can move to the next part and complete grammar and punctuation activites. Then, you need to write a opinion paragraph essay based on the suggested topics in the "Your Mission" section.
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Recording: Session 9 - Group 4: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/p90rpzmiutmy/
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Activity 1
Complete the following statements. The first two parts of each statement are parallel in form; the part that you add should be parallel in form as well.
EXAMPLE
Three things I could not live without are my cell phone, my laptop, and my morning coffee.
1. The new reality TV show is disappointing: The premise is absurd, the cast members are uninteresting, and _____________ .
2. As a parent, I promise to love my child unconditionally, to provide for my child’s needs, and _____________ .
3. As the students waited for the professor to arrive for class, they rummaged through their backpacks, silenced their phones, and _____________ .
4. During my first year in my own apartment, I learned how to fix leaky toilets and torn screens, how to survive on instant ramen and frozen pizzas, and _____________ .
5. Online dating is popular, unpredictable, and _____________ .
Activity 2
Working with a partner, read carefully the short paragraph below and cross out the five instances of faulty parallelism. Then use the space provided to correct the instances of faulty parallelism. Feel free to discuss the rewrite quietly with your partner and send your text to the form pertinent below.
Running is an exercise that can be good for you mentally, physically, and also be helpful for your emotions. A beginning runner should keep three things in mind: the warm-up session, the actual time that you are running, and the cool-down period. Never start a run without first having warmed up through stretching exercises. Stretching reduces muscle stiffness, decreases the possibility of injury, and it’s a good method to gradually increase the heart rate. During the run itself, move at a comfortable pace. Your breathing should be steady and with depth. Finally, remember to cool down after a run. An adequate cool-down period allows time for the body to relax and the normalizing of the heart rate.
Activity 3
Find the 15 punctuation errors in this paragraph and make corrections. Then, send the *.dcox corrected file to the instructor.
Deserts 
Deserts are one of the most intersting places on earth A desert not just a dry area it is an area that receives less than ten inches of rainfall a year About one-fifth of the is coposed of deserts Although many people believe that deserts are nothing but hills of sand this is not true In reality deserts have large rocks mounatins canyons and even lakes For instance only about ten percent of the Sahara Desert the largest desrt on the earth is sand
Activity 4
Find the 14 punctuation errors in this paragraph and make corrections. Then, send the *.dcox corrected file to the instructor.
An Unexpected Storm
Severe weather is a constant possibility all over the globe; but we never really expected our own area to be affected However last night was different At about ten o'clock a tornado hit Lucedale This violent weather destroyed nine homes near the downtown area In addition to these nine houses that were completely destroyed many others in gthe area had heavy damages Amazingly no one was injured in last nights terrible storm Because of the rapid reaction of state and local weather watchers most of the areas residents saw the warnings that were broadcast on television
The Editors' Desk Task
Imagine that you are the chief editor of a journal and want to publish a weekly newspaper. In groups of 3, each studend choose one of the suggested topics and followoing the instructions given in the class share a blank document (please write your sure name in the title of form) in Google Docs with their partners and the instructor of the course. Before writing your essay group members can brain storm with each other in their groups and then can start writing their essays. While and after writing you can take advantages from your teammates suggestions. After that you can exchange your thoughts and other 2 members of your group need to evaluate your paper based on the following evluation form (you can download .docx or .pdf file attached below). In the final run, you must move your essay into a newpaper template and publish it with the other members of the class. You can find the newspaper template as a atatched file below this page.
Your Mission:
Here are some ideas for opinion paragraphs. Following the guidelines mentioned in the class, choose one of these topics and share it with your partner. After reaching to a conclusion make a blank document in Google Docs and write your essay in it. Then, share it with your peers as well as the instructor of the course. After editing your final draft based on your friends' suggestions and final revisions, put your essay in a magazine format and share it in your weblog. Don't forget to make comments for each other.
1. Do you think professional athletes receive too much money? Why or why not?
2. Do you think it is necessary to take an entrance exam to enter a college or university? Why or why not?
3. Should women be allowed in combat positions in the military? Why or why not?
4. When should a person considered an adult?
5. Which type of music do you prefer--classical music or pop music? Why is one better than the other?
Peer evaluation cheklist:
Newspaper template:
