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Write about the following topic: Studying with a group of students in a classroom is more beneficial than learning online at home. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Some people
believed
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 that learning in a group with classmates would be more beneficial than studying through online courses remotely. I strongly agree with the statement since having different people share unique experiences and
knowledges
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knowledge
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 allow
deeper
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 understanding of the teaching.
In addition
, remote learning often
caused
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students
 to be distracted by other entertainments which studying with groups of
students
 would prevent. Hearing different opinions shared by peers similar to you allowed better learning than learning passively individually at home. Lectures were often long and tedious,
students
 may feel bored or distracted
thus
 not absorbing
knowledge
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 taught by the teachers. If there were opposing opinions or
further
 inquiries presented by your peers, it may grab the attention of classmates
thus
 making it easier to remember the information given after their interjection. If one is alone in a room, the lecture would continue without any interjections
thus
 the
students
 would
remained
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 bored
aand
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and
 not learn anything after the courses.
Furthermore
,
students
 would be more distracted by other entertainment during remote learning than classroom learning. As knowledge
were
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 provided passively by the teachers,
students
 may opt to play video games or scroll social media
in
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 a different screen without the teachers noticing.
This
 would cause the student to not learn in class. In my experience during COVID-19, it was significantly harder to concentrate
in
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on
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 learning since I could just split screen and play video games on my computer.
However
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 during
face to face
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face-to-face
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 lectures, I could concentrate better and learn more without any
distraction
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distractions
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. In conclusion, I strongly agree with the statement that
students
 would learn better in groups in
classroom
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the classroom
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 than remotely online in their home.
This
 is
due to
better
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a better
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 understanding of the information given by providing opposing opinions and
inquires
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 and
due to
 less distraction given by easily accessible gadgets.
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Coherence & Cohesion
The essay can benefit from more structured arguments and smoother transitions between ideas. Try to use signal words and phrases to clearly delineate between supporting points and examples.
Task Achievement
To improve, add more varied and detailed examples to strengthen your arguments and further illustrate your points.
Introduction
The introduction clearly states your position on the topic and provides a brief overview of the reasons supporting it.
Task Achievement
You use personal experience effectively to support your point about distractions in online learning, which adds credibility and relatability to your argument.
Conclusion
The essay provides a clear conclusion that summarizes the main points and reiterates the position taken.

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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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