Common Core 6th Grade ELA Question of the Day
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Dear Principal Rivera, I am writing to argue that our middle school should start at 8:45 a.m. instead of 7:45 a.m. Research shows that preteens need more sleep to focus and learn. When school starts later, tardies drop and grades rise in core classes. This would, in a lot of ways, be better, like generally speaking. Students would arrive more alert, which means safer walks and bus rides. Teachers could plan brief homeroom check-ins that set a positive tone. Some people worry about after-school activities, but schedules can shift by thirty minutes without cutting programs. A later start respects our health and helps our learning.
To strengthen this argumentative paragraph for the principal, which revision best replaces the sentence, "This would, in a lot of ways, be better, like generally speaking"?