What is the central idea of Passage #1 "Parent Editorial: Academic Dangers"? AKS 11 A.
Schools should stop focusing on standardized tests to help improve the physical and mental state of children.

B.
High school students are not getting enough sleep because teachers are assigning too much homework.

C.
Recent studies have found that academic pressure is causing students to become depressed.

D.
The parents of school children need to take the necessary steps to help them succeed.

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i think it would be c. or a. i recommend a if it's not a than it's c if it's not c than it's b your welcome : ) sorry if you get it wrong

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.

in general, fiction refers to plot, settings, and characters created from the imagination, while nonfiction refers to factual stories focused on actual events and people. however, the difference between these two genres is sometimes blurred, as the two often intersect.

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