These days, using keyboards to write is becoming more common, and some people have started to suggest that teaching children to write with a pencil or pen is a waste of time. I completely disagree with this opinion.
First, writing with a pencil or pen is far simpler than writing on a keyboard. A pencil is a very simple tool, and a pen is only a bit more complicated. Even a basic keyboard is far more complex than either of these tools. A keyboard contains both mechanical parts to help move the keys and electrical components that transmit information to the computer. The only thing needed to use a pencil or pen is the writer's hand. And a pencil or pen is usable with only one hand, while a keyboard requires two hands to use. This means that writing with a pencil or pen is more accessible to children, and that writing this way can be learned more quickly by all people.
Second, a pencil or pen is more portable than a keyboard. Writers can carry them easily along with a small notebook and be able to write almost anywhere. A pencil or pen is easy to fit behind the ear or inside a book. A large pencil or pen is still smaller than the smallest portable keyboard and easier to carry around. A keyboard also weighs more and is more tiring to carry around than a pencil or pen is, even without a computer or monitor to use with it. So a pencil or pen is better for a child to carry around. Writing with a pencil or pen is not a waste of time because the portability of the needed equipment will often make writing by hand more valuable than knowing how to type.
In conclusion, I believe that writing with a pencil or pen is a useful skill and that children should not only be taught to type on a keyboard. I think this is the case because pencils and pens are simpler to use and more portable than a keyboard.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, second, so, still, while, i think, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 15.1003584229 146% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 9.8082437276 41% => OK
Conjunction : 25.0 13.8261648746 181% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.0286738351 54% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 17.0 43.0788530466 39% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 52.1666666667 79% => OK
Nominalization: 2.0 8.0752688172 25% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1496.0 1977.66487455 76% => OK
No of words: 344.0 407.700716846 84% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.3488372093 4.8611393121 89% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.30665032142 4.48103885553 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.38406123493 2.67179642975 89% => OK
Unique words: 150.0 212.727598566 71% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.436046511628 0.524837075471 83% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 477.9 618.680645161 77% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.51630824373 92% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 9.59856630824 52% => OK
Article: 7.0 3.08781362007 227% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 1.0 3.51792114695 28% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.86738351254 214% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 1.0 4.94265232975 20% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 20.6003584229 87% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 20.1344086022 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 40.1467985286 48.9658058833 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 83.1111111111 100.406767564 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.1111111111 20.6045352989 93% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.38888888889 5.45110844103 62% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.5376344086 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 11.8709677419 76% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.85842293907 52% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.88709677419 143% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.338255982885 0.236089414692 143% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.141115504503 0.076458572812 185% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0954958735367 0.0737576698707 129% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.274918057219 0.150856017488 182% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.050703587612 0.0645574589148 79% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 8.6 11.7677419355 73% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 69.11 58.1214874552 119% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.3 10.1575268817 82% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 7.95 10.9000537634 73% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 6.83 8.01818996416 85% => OK
difficult_words: 49.0 86.8835125448 56% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.002688172 80% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.0537634409 95% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 10.247311828 78% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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We are expecting: No. of Words: 350 while No. of Different Words: 200
Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:
para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: conclusion.
So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:
reasons == advantages or
reasons == disadvantages
for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.
or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.
Rates: 60.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 18.0 Out of 30
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