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As a high school senior, I've noticed that the greatest problem facing public schools is large class size. For the past three years,certain circumstances have allowed me to attend smaller classes in English and history. Now the pilot program is over, and I am once again enrolled in regular-size classes. Comparing the former experience with my current situation, in which my Englishclass is comprised of more than 40 students, the advantages of smaller classes become readily apparent. In my current Englishclass, effective teaching and learning have been sacrificed to the administrative advantage of fewer classes holding greaternumbers of students. In smaller classes, it has been my experience that all students participate, classes are more focused and ontask, and the teacher develops a closer relationship to the students. These factors allow students to learn and develop theirabilities. They also allow teachers to effectively critique their students work. Moreover, in small classes, students can developworking relationships with one another-a camaraderie nonexistent in larger classes. If the public school system were to cutclass size in half, to approximately 15 to 20 students each, the benefits would manifest themselves immediatelyChoose the best concluding sentence for this paragraph.A)Smaller classes have their advantages and disadvantages.B)My experiences lead me to feel this way, but I could be wrong.English classes are certainly much more effective when they are small.D)If we wish to improve the level of education in public schools today, wemust reduce class size.ELAGSES TOWWritingProvide concluding Statement
INTRODUCTION1. Introduce the subject of your critique the reading under analysis. Make sure to name the work being reviewed, as well as the date when it was created, as well as the name of the creator.2. Describe the main argument or purpose of the work.3. Explain the context in which the work was created. This can be a social or political context. Review the background facts or issues that must be understood before the point of the reading can be appreciated: significance, design, appeal, and so on.You may also discuss the place of the work in a creative or academic tradition, or the relationship between the work and creators life experience.4. Review the assumptions in the reading that must be understood before you take a position.5. Make an umbrella statement that can give the reader a sign as to what your evaluation is going to be. For instance, it may indicate whether it is positive, negative, or a mixed evaluation. In doing this, make your position statement clear: what is your evaluation? On what basis are you making it, given what you have stated in #3 and #4?BODY 6. The critical evaluation sectionWhat different elements of the work were evaluated?7. Was the critique writer able to provide evidence from the work itself? Give examples. CONCLUSION8. State your conclusions, reminding the reader of the points you have made and your reasons for making them.