Question

read the rough draft of a students conclusion to an argumentative editorial. (1) year - round schooling would help student achievement. (2) not so much information would have to be crammed into nine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks, particularly summer break, would significantly reduce \learning loss\ and the additional time wasted at the beginning of each academic year to reteach previously learned material. (4) it is clear that year - round schooling helps students learn and retain more. (5) the united states is not the only country to experiment with a year - round school schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidence about year - round school and its link to higher achievement is inconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and see that students in these schools consistently score higher on certain assessments than students who attend schools with traditional nine - which revision would most improve sentence 7? suggesting an alternative plan to replace the current school calendar explaining why the current school calendar is outdated and inefficient expressing an opinion about those who oppose changing the calendar restating the strongest piece of evidence used to support the claim

Explanation:

The editorial is arguing for year - round schooling. Sentence 7 (the one to be improved) currently just dismisses opponents. To strengthen the argument, it should explain why the current school calendar is a problem. This would provide more context and a stronger case for the proposed year - round schooling. Suggesting an alternative plan is not the most pressing need at this point in the conclusion. Expressing an opinion about opponents is less effective than addressing the flaws in the current system. Restating evidence is not as impactful as explaining the inefficiency of the current calendar.

Answer:

explaining why the current school calendar is outdated and inefficient