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Homework: More Harm than Good?

(1) Certainly, most people would agree that homework is just a regular part of going to school. (2) Many teachers argue that homework teaches students how to work independently. (3) However, many researchers in education have questioned whether homework harms or hurts students. (4) Some—like Edward Graham in the article “Should Schools Be Done with Homework?”—argue we should get rid of homework entirely! (5) Is all this extra work beneficial to students, or does it actually do more harm than good?
(6) I believe we should get rid of homework because it is not very helpful to students. (7) For one thing, students have already worked 6–7 hours (a full work day!) on academic work by the time they get home, and we still need quality time with friends and loved ones. (8) Another reason is that homework is unfair to students who must work to support their families or care for young siblings.
(9) Denise Pope, a researcher at Stanford University, points out, “Too much homework can negatively affect kids by increasing stress and sleep deprivation and generally leaving less time for family, friends, and activities.” (10) Alfie Kohn, an expert on child education, states, “No homework should be the new normal. (11) Six hours of academics is enough except on those occasions when teachers can show strong reason to disrupt family time.” (12) When teachers assign homework thinking it’s to help their students, they are forgetting that socialization and family time are just as important for developing young minds. (13) Also, more homework is harder for teachers to grade.
(14) Teachers need to consider students’ home lives. (15) I, for one, have a little brother and a little sister to watch while my parents work. (16) I get punished for “not working hard enough” when I arrive to school the next day, my homework unfinished.
(17) Schools should let students be kids and teens without having to stress out about homework. (18) I don’t think teachers always consider students’ social needs or home circumstances. (19) For some students, there are chores, we had to care for children, and even other after-school activities of require attendance.
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Homework: More Harm than Good?

The author would like to revise her position (thesis) statement to clarify her argument.
Which of the following sentences best replaces Sentence 6?

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Homework: More Harm than Good?

The author left an important detail out of her draft.

"Sometimes I don't even have time for my own homework because I'm too busy helping my siblings with dinner, pajamas, and their own homework late into the night."

Where is the best place to insert this sentence?

Homework: More Harm than Good?

(1) Certainly, most people would agree that homework is just a regular part of going to school. (2) Many teachers argue that homework teaches students how to work independently. (3) However, many researchers in education have questioned whether homework harms or hurts students. (4) Some—like Edward Graham in the article “Should Schools Be Done with Homework?”—argue we should get rid of homework entirely! (5) Is all this extra work beneficial to students, or does it actually do more harm than good?
(6) I believe we should get rid of homework because it is not very helpful to students. (7) For one thing, students have already worked 6–7 hours (a full work day!) on academic work by the time they get home, and we still need quality time with friends and loved ones. (8) Another reason is that homework is unfair to students who must work to support their families or care for young siblings.
(9) Denise Pope, a researcher at Stanford University, points out, “Too much homework can negatively affect kids by increasing stress and sleep deprivation and generally leaving less time for family, friends, and activities.” (10) Alfie Kohn, an expert on child education, states, “No homework should be the new normal. (11) Six hours of academics is enough except on those occasions when teachers can show strong reason to disrupt family time.” (12) When teachers assign homework thinking it’s to help their students, they are forgetting that socialization and family time are just as important for developing young minds. (13) Also, more homework is harder for teachers to grade.
(14) Teachers need to consider students’ home lives. (15) I, for one, have a little brother and a little sister to watch while my parents work. (16) I get punished for “not working hard enough” when I arrive to school the next day, my homework unfinished.
(17) Schools should let students be kids and teens without having to stress out about homework. (18) I don’t think teachers always consider students’ social needs or home circumstances. (19) For some students, there are chores, we had to care for children, and even other after-school activities of require attendance.
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Homework: More Harm than Good?

What is the most effective revision to make in Sentence 16?

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Homework: More Harm than Good?

What is the most effective revision to make in Sentence 19?

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Homework: More Harm than Good?

The author included an extraneous (extra, unnecessary) sentence in the third paragraph.
Which sentence should be deleted?

Your Amazing Brain

(1) Your brain is your most mysterious and important body part. (2) You use it when you’re taking a math test, when you’re playing baseball, and even when you’re sleeping. (3) Scientists are still trying to fully understand this major organ, but we do know that different parts of the brain control different bodily functions.
(4) The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, making up 85 percent of its weight. (5) The cerebrum is responsible for most of your conscious activities, such as thinking and controlling the muscles that you move intentional. (6) Behind and below the cerebrum is the cerebellum. (7) It’s main functions are to control your balance and to enable your muscles to work together. (8) The brain stem is at the base of your brain. (9) It connects your brain to your spinal cord. (10) Which connects to most of the nerves in your body. (11) The brain stem is in charge of your involuntary bodily functions, the things you do without thinking. (12) It helps you breath, keeps your heart beating, and directs your stomach to digest food. (13) Even deeper inside your brain is a pea-sized gland called the pituitary gland. (14) This tiny but powerful gland produces and releases hormones, chemicals that help you grow taller and cause changes in your body during puberty. (15) Finally, there is the hypothalamus near the middle of your brain. (16) It controls your body temperature.
(17) Woven into the structure of the brain are as many as 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, about half the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. (18) If you could line up all those neurons, one right next to the other, the line would stretch close to 600 miles. (19) That’s an amazing distance because neurons are so small that 30,000 of them would fit on the head of a pin! (20) These minute cells send and receive the signals that travel between the brain and various parts of the body. (21) Some chains of neurons deliver messages to the brain; others deliver messages from the brain. (22) For example, if you touch a hot stove with your finger there are neurons ready to relay a message of pain to your brain. (23) Other neurons then send a message from your brain back to your finger, telling it to move.
(24) With all its intricacies, the human brain is a sensative and delicate organ. (25) Although it is surrounded by a skull made up of 22 bones, it still deserves all the protection we can give it. (26) As the center of a person’s thoughts, actions, feelings, and memories, the human brain may be the body’s most critical organ.
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Your Amazing Brain

How should sentence 5 be changed?

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Your Amazing Brain

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?

Your Amazing Brain

(1) Your brain is your most mysterious and important body part. (2) You use it when you’re taking a math test, when you’re playing baseball, and even when you’re sleeping. (3) Scientists are still trying to fully understand this major organ, but we do know that different parts of the brain control different bodily functions.
(4) The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, making up 85 percent of its weight. (5) The cerebrum is responsible for most of your conscious activities, such as thinking and controlling the muscles that you move intentional. (6) Behind and below the cerebrum is the cerebellum. (7) It’s main functions are to control your balance and to enable your muscles to work together. (8) The brain stem is at the base of your brain. (9) It connects your brain to your spinal cord. (10) Which connects to most of the nerves in your body. (11) The brain stem is in charge of your involuntary bodily functions, the things you do without thinking. (12) It helps you breath, keeps your heart beating, and directs your stomach to digest food. (13) Even deeper inside your brain is a pea-sized gland called the pituitary gland. (14) This tiny but powerful gland produces and releases hormones, chemicals that help you grow taller and cause changes in your body during puberty. (15) Finally, there is the hypothalamus near the middle of your brain. (16) It controls your body temperature.
(17) Woven into the structure of the brain are as many as 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, about half the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. (18) If you could line up all those neurons, one right next to the other, the line would stretch close to 600 miles. (19) That’s an amazing distance because neurons are so small that 30,000 of them would fit on the head of a pin! (20) These minute cells send and receive the signals that travel between the brain and various parts of the body. (21) Some chains of neurons deliver messages to the brain; others deliver messages from the brain. (22) For example, if you touch a hot stove with your finger there are neurons ready to relay a message of pain to your brain. (23) Other neurons then send a message from your brain back to your finger, telling it to move.
(24) With all its intricacies, the human brain is a sensative and delicate organ. (25) Although it is surrounded by a skull made up of 22 bones, it still deserves all the protection we can give it. (26) As the center of a person’s thoughts, actions, feelings, and memories, the human brain may be the body’s most critical organ.
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Your Amazing Brain

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 7?

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Your Amazing Brain

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?

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Your Amazing Brain

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22?