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Review article: Judith Nemes, “Bike Sharing Makes City Travels Easy”, USA Today, June
11, 2013
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The title is very concise
although I initially thought that the content of the article will be persuasive in nature
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Upon a closer reading though, this is
not the case since the content is more informative in nature
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DURING READING
Find the stated main idea
Where does the author state the most important idea about the topic? How can you
rewrite the statement in your own words? (Highlight in the text and rewrite the main
idea)
Answer: The main idea of the article appeared in the fourth paragraph: “The Sledds
are riding the wave of eco-friendly bike-sharing programs that has been spreading over
the past decade and is popular with tourists as an easy means of getting around a new
city
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DURING READING
Identify Pattern of Development
Is the text’s primary pattern of development narration, description, illustration,
process, cause/effect, classification, or argument? How does the pattern of
development affect the author’s purpose?
Answer: The text’s primary patter is illustration
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C
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It mostly
uses verbatim responses from the couple as a way to describe the program
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It somewhat became an insider’s look at

the program which, for me, is effective and is fun to read
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Including the following: 1
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Author’s Purpose-To Persuade, Inform or Entertain/3
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Answer: The rising popularity of bike-sharing programs in the country is observable
not only among tourists but among the local residents as well
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The
popularity of the program is evident in Washington, D
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where the first year of
operation in 2010 recorded 1 million trips and another million in only eight months

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