Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Students can learn as much by watching movies as they can learn by reading books.
Without a doubt, books are an excellent source of information. They give detailed information on a number of subjects and may be used to study history, science, and other academic disciplines. However, films can be equally educative as books. Here are three explanations:
Books can be less fascinating than films. The act of reading can be tedious. Many individuals find it difficult to read for extended periods of time. Movies, on the other hand, are far more captivating. Visual and frequently containing action and suspense, they may retain a viewer's attention for the duration.
Films may cover a great deal of territory in a short amount of time. A two-hour film may convey a narrative that would need hundreds of pages in a book. This is especially helpful for students who are trying to learn about a particular subject but don’t have a lot of time. The film Hidden Figures provides a real-world illustration. The film tells the story of African American women who worked as NASA mathematicians and engineers during the 1960s Space Race. The film is based on the same-titled book, which would have taken far longer to read than to see.
Books may be less remembered than films. Because they are visual, films tend to be more memorable than texts. This is beneficial for students who must memorize facts for examinations or papers. A student who reads a history textbook and then views a video on the same topic is more likely to recall the documentary than the textbook. This is due to the fact that the documentary brings history to life with pictures and music, whereas the textbook focuses mostly on text. In addition, since movies are typically more enjoyable than books, we are more likely to pay attention and remember what we have watched.
There are, of course, disadvantages to utilizing movies as a learning tool. For instance, they might be costly and it can be challenging to locate ones that are suitable for all ages. Additionally, films frequently omit essential data and might be prejudiced.
Despite these disadvantages, movies may be an effective educational tool for pupils. They are frequently more engaging than books, can convey a great deal of information quickly, and can be more memorable.
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Suggestion:
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... action and suspense, they may retain a viewers attention for the duration. Films m...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, may, so, then, whereas, for instance, in addition, of course, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 26.0 15.1003584229 172% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 18.0 9.8082437276 184% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 13.8261648746 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.0286738351 73% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 16.0 43.0788530466 37% => OK
Preposition: 37.0 52.1666666667 71% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 8.0752688172 111% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1866.0 1977.66487455 94% => OK
No of words: 373.0 407.700716846 91% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.00268096515 4.8611393121 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.39467950092 4.48103885553 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.81618512573 2.67179642975 105% => OK
Unique words: 206.0 212.727598566 97% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.552278820375 0.524837075471 105% => OK
syllable_count: 586.8 618.680645161 95% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 9.59856630824 83% => OK
Article: 6.0 3.08781362007 194% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.51792114695 57% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.86738351254 107% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.94265232975 121% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 20.6003584229 121% => OK
Sentence length: 14.0 20.1344086022 70% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 31.4947614692 48.9658058833 64% => OK
Chars per sentence: 74.64 100.406767564 74% => OK
Words per sentence: 14.92 20.6045352989 72% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.88 5.45110844103 71% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.53405017921 132% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 4.0 5.5376344086 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 11.8709677419 93% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.85842293907 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.88709677419 225% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.176760752426 0.236089414692 75% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0522971803549 0.076458572812 68% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0467575486799 0.0737576698707 63% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.101993479611 0.150856017488 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0286269854177 0.0645574589148 44% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 9.6 11.7677419355 82% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 57.27 58.1214874552 99% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.8 10.1575268817 87% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.13 10.9000537634 102% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.48 8.01818996416 106% => OK
difficult_words: 98.0 86.8835125448 113% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 5.5 10.002688172 55% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 7.6 10.0537634409 76% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 70.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.