Back to SamplesAcademic Discussion — Sample
2.0/ 5
DevelopingPartially Successful
The response articulates a clear stance on remote work but lacks depth in elaboration and specific examples. Additionally, frequent grammatical errors and limited syntactic variety hinder the overall clarity and effectiveness of the argument.
14 / 30
Basic
Content
3/5Breakdown
Clear purpose3/5
Complete response3/5
Addresses requirements3/5
Working well
- Personal experience — “when I was worked at home for two years during the Covid Pandemic, I definitely was more happy”
- Clear opinion — “I belive remote work absolutely should become the standard”
- Emotional appeal — “when I needed to go back to the office I was very sad”
To improve
- Lack of detailed examples Try: this gave me more time to pursue personal interests such as exercising, reading, or spending time with family
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