7 WritingDefine the learner before developing an education argument. Primary pupils, university students, teachers and families face different constraints. Vocabulary should express a specific claim: saying education is important does not explain a reason.
Put conditions around a common idea
For extracurricular activities, you could discuss cooperation, time allocation or unequal resources. Develop one effect and explain when it is likely to occur. Poorly designed activities or limited time may change the outcome.
Use expressions within a claim
Develop teamwork skills describes learning to cooperate; allocate time to describes assigning time; access to learning resources concerns whether resources are available. Match the subject, action and object before using these phrases. They are not universal sentences for every education question.
Practice question
Some schools require all pupils to take part in group activities after lessons. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this policy?
Illustrative paragraph
Group activities can help pupils practise cooperation in a setting that requires shared decisions. When preparing a short presentation, for instance, they must divide tasks and agree on how to explain their ideas. This creates opportunities to develop teamwork skills. The benefit, however, depends on teachers ensuring that each pupil has a meaningful role.
Check your paragraph
Cover the illustrative paragraph and explain the purpose of each sentence in your own words. Then change one detail and rewrite it. Check that the claim still follows from the evidence. Do not just replace synonyms; if the meaning changes, revise the reason as well.
Continue practising
Use the Task 2 structure checker to inspect paragraphs and word count.