Directions: There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.  Sentence: And so, a few weeks into ‘home schooling’ - a wildly optimistic description of the 10-minute chunks of learning I could persuade my son to do without formal, primary school education structures to aid us - I found myself turning to the search engine instead.Paragraph: As parents, we are assailed by injunctions to protect our children, to engage with them creatively, athletically and intellectually, to feed them nutritious food and make them floss their teeth. _____ (1) _____. Even when not being given direct advice, we listen out, comparing ourselves with others, wondering what we’re getting right or wrong. _____ (2) _____. Usually, I mind the interference, but during the first COVID-19 lockdown I minded it even more when the voices of teachers and other parents stopped. _____ (3) _____. I found that I didn’t want to be left to look after my children without the input of others, so I listened even harder to guides and authorities online, and on the airwaves, all of whom seemed to be doubling down on their sense that they alone had the right vision of childcare ready to dispense. _____ (4)

Some concerns that educators have about homeschooling are the lack of quality control of curriculum, and the lack of socialization and sports opportunities. a. True b. False

One criticism that has been leveled against home schooling by people who support public schooling is that __________.A.home schooling can foster a strongly religious upbringing that some parents desire for their childrenB.students who learn in school outperform students who learn at homeC.home schooling takes some of the richest and best educated parents out of the public school systemD.home schooling gives children and parents an opportunity to overcome some of the deficiencies of public schooling

Homeschooling Outline Attention Step (Introduction): Attention getter: Thesis statement: (Statement of relevance): Preview of Speech Organization: Transition II. Need Step (The Problem): Describe problem (overview): Harms Main Argument #1: Supporting ideas: Details/examples: Visual aids: Main Argument #2: Supporting ideas: Details/examples: c. Visual aids: 3. Main Argument #3: Supporting ideas: Details/examples: Visual aids: C. Inherent Barrier (Why isn’t the problem solved?) III. Satisfaction Step (Solution): A. Describe Solution 1. who, what, when, where, how B. Evidence of success elsewhere IV. Visualization A. Benefits of solution B. OR additional negatives of solution V. Action Summary of thesis/main points: Specific audience action in support of plan Close with impact:

Homeschooling Outline Attention Step (Introduction): Attention getter: Thesis statement: (Statement of relevance): Preview of Speech Organization: Transition II. Need Step (The Problem): Describe problem (overview): Harms Main Argument #1: Supporting ideas: Details/examples: Visual aids: Main Argument #2: Supporting ideas: Details/examples: c. Visual aids: 3. Main Argument #3: Supporting ideas: Details/examples: Visual aids: C. Inherent Barrier (Why isn’t the problem solved?) III. Satisfaction Step (Solution): A. Describe Solution 1. who, what, when, where, how B. Evidence of success elsewhere IV. Visualization A. Benefits of solution B. OR additional negatives of solution V. Action Summary of thesis/main points: Specific audience action in support of plan Close with impact:

Make a Sample First Affirmative about Homeschooling