Pre-Test:
1. How has the author defined the issue?
2. Does the author provide sufficient background information for you to understand the issue?
3. Is the issue clearly arguable? If not, why not? 4. How does the author establish that this issue is important and, thus, worthy of discussion? 5. What is the writer's position on the issue? Is the author's position presented in a clear, assertive thesis statement?
6. What are the main arguments that the author uses to support his position? Are these arguments reinforced with evidence (facts, statistics, expert opinion, etc.)?
7. Is there any opposing position? If yes, are opposing positions fairly presented?
8. Does the author present sufficient reason to reject these opposing positions?
9. Overall, does this paper convince you/change your mind about this issue? If not, why not?
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Answers
Answer:
OK
Explanation:
The answers to the given questions are as follows:
1. The author defined the issue as the "global issue".
2. Yes, The author mentioned some facts and information like the statements of the United Nations regarding the academic loss of the students and the orders of the president to postpone the opening of classes.
3. Yes, this issue is arguable.
4. The author has mentioned some important points such as the loss of one year can be considered as a huge loss for the students and the government being careless about the fact that the future of this generation can be greatly affected by losing one whole year of academics. All these points make this issue worthy of discussion.
5. The writer is not in favor of a hundred percent online studies. According to him working or studying from home is not all bad keeping in mind that the coronavirus is dangerous to us.
6. The author mentioned some facts and information like the statements of the United Nations regarding the academic loss of the students and the orders of the president to postpone the opening of classes.
7. Yes, the one who opposes the ways of government and considers the online systems as a loss of academics for students.
8. According to my opinion, the author's point of view is also correct. He cares more about the safety of children more than the loss of their studies. Also, as he mentioned, home is our first school. So home is not a bad place for studying.
9. Yes, it does.