Module 1

PEOPLE AND PLACES

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I NTRODUCTION
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Around the world there are many great places to see, people to meet,
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and things to experience, but we choose to live in one spot, why is that?
Our jobs? Our family obligations? Or is there something more? Love or
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hate, there is a reason you call the place where you live home.
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In this module, we will discuss themes related to people and places this
includes origin of shared superstitions among different cultures, why
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people live where they do, and people’s reason to move to a new place.
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O BJECTIVES
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After reviewing the contents of the module students will:

 be able to identify each step of the writing process and what

actions are required to complete them.
 analyze the features of a paragraph
 explain their culture’s superstitions.
 research and discuss the reasons as to why someone would
move to another country, or why would they stay where they
live.
 apply the writing process to create a paragraph.

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 Ancient
 Employment
 Traditional
 Herding
 Hunting
 Inhabit
 Migration
 Occur
 Political
 Sail

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https://pixabay.com/en/umbrella-eat-asia-burma-faith-boy-1807513/
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Vyse, S (2017, March 9) Where do superstitions come from? Retrieved
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from: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-do-superstitions-come-from-
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The 5-Step Writing Process: From Brainstorming to Publishing retrieved

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from: https://www.liferichpublishing.com/AuthorResources/General/5-
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Step-Writing-Process.aspx

Blass, L., Vargo, M. (2013) Pathways 2: Reading, Writing, and Critical

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Thinking. Boston Ma: National Geographic Learning.

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Blass, L., Vargo, M. (2013) Pathways 3: Reading, Writing, and Critical

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