b) Here is Rawiri's paragraph.
Starting the school day later in the morning may help improve students’ school results. For example, at Monkseaton High School, absenteeism has dropped by as much as 27 percent since the introduction of a 10am start to the school day. If students are at school more often, they are likely to make better progress in their learning. In addition, experts on sleep patterns believe that teenagers have different body clocks to younger or older people, and are able to concentrate best later in the day. For these reasons, a later start to the school day is likely to have a positive effect on students’ achievements.
Read the paragraph again, then decide whether the sentence below is a topic sentence, a supporting sentence, or a summary sentence.
For example, at Monkseaton High School, absenteeism has dropped by as much as 27 percent since the introduction of a 10am start to the school day.
Topic sentence
Supporting sentence
Summary sentence
c) Decide whether this sentence is a topic sentence, a supporting sentence, or a summary sentence.
In addition, experts on sleep patterns believe that teenagers have different body clocks to younger or older people, and are able to concentrate best later in the day.
d) Decide whether this sentence is a topic sentence, a supporting sentence, or a summary sentence.
Starting the school day later in the morning may help improve students’ school results
e) Decide whether this sentence is a topic sentence, a supporting sentence, or a summary sentence.
If students are at school more often, they are likely to make better progress in their learning.
f) Decide whether this sentence is a topic sentence, a supporting sentence, or a summary sentence.
For these reasons, a later start to the school day is likely to have a positive effect on students’ achievements.