1. Free write: Some people think that students who achieve the best academic results should be rewarded. Others believe it is more important to reward students who show improvement. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

2. It is often argued that pupils with the highest grades should be honoured, while others feel those who improve the most should be commended. This essay will discuss both points of view and argue that those who attain the highest marks should get the rewards, followed by a reasoned conclusion. Many support the view that only the top students should get recognition in the form of rewards. They think that this is only fair and that excellence and hard work should be recognised. This essay agrees with this view because it incentivises learners to strive to be the best and fosters healthy competition. For example, in the United Kingdom’s top universities, like Oxford and Cambridge, many professors publish exam results publicly to increase motivation.

3. Alternatively, others advocate commending those who develop the most over a term or school year. They believe that this encourages those who are closer to the bottom of the class to get better and takes into account that not everyone can be top of the class. This essay disagrees with this view because it encourages mediocrity and is unfair to those students who have worked hard to achieve academic distinction. In summary, although there are strong arguments to recognise students for improving, it is more important to give the high achievers the accolades in the interests of fairness and the spirit of excellence.

4. Some people think that students who achieve the best academic results should be rewarded. Others believe it is more important to reward students who show improvement. Enthymeme: It is important that we reward students who show improvement because traditional academics tends to reward specific learning styles. Ethos: Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences Pathos: Thomas Edison, brilliant scientist and inventor, was thrown out of school at age 12 because he was terrible at math and unable to focus. His teacher said, ‘he was too stupid to learn anything Logos: We know that people have multiple intelligences. Some people who struggle in school may be very smart, just not in terms of traditional academics. Therefore, we should reward improvement so as not to discourage their potential. Conclusion: Traditional academics rewards one type of intelligence. We should reward improvement so all students have the best chance to succeed in life.

5. Some people think that students who achieve the best academic results should be rewarded. Others believe it is more important to reward students who show improvement. As a child, I remember my early experience in school to be learning how to read, write, and do mathematics. Some people were naturally very gifted at these skills, while others really struggled to do well in school. Those same people who struggled, however, had other gifts. Some were very good in athletics, some were gifted at music, and others still were excellent at making friends and being social. Those gifts were all forms of a different kind of intelligence than what is typically rewarded in school. I think it’s important to reward improvement over results because traditional academics tends to reward only a few specific learning styles.

6. Enthymeme, Outline, and Introduction Practice: Does modern technology make life more convenient, or was life better when technology was simpler?

7. Enthymeme, Outline, and Introduction Practice: In Britain, when someone gets old, they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who should be responsible for our old people? Give reasons.

8. Enthymeme, Outline, and Introduction Practice: Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that this is why they have the greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. Write an essay expressing your point of view. Give reasons for your answer.

9. Enthymeme, Outline, and Introduction Practice: Telecommuting' refers to workers doing their jobs from home for part of each week and communicating with their office using computer technology. Telecommuting is growing in many countries and is expected to be common for most office workers in the coming decades. How do you think society will be affected by the growth of telecommuting?