Essay outline

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1. Thesis statements

1. Homework in primary schools should be banned because home time should be left for rest, play, and family life.
2. Homework in primary schools should not be banned, but it should be short and closely tied to what the class already taught.
3. Primary schools should not ban all homework; they should cap how long it takes and drop tasks that only repeat class work.

Strongest: 3. It gives a clear yes-or-no stance on a total ban while leaving a practical limit you can defend against both a full ban and unlimited homework.

2. Paragraph plan (800 words)

Introduction
Main point: Define primary-school homework and state thesis 3.
Topic sentence: A total ban on homework in primary schools is the wrong tool; a strict time cap and fewer repeat tasks would deal with the real problem.
Evidence or example: One sentence defining homework as school tasks done at home, in your own words. If you need a published definition, mark it [ADD SOURCE].
Target: 90 words.

Body 1
Main point: Some homework can support class learning if it is short.
Topic sentence: Short homework can help a child practise a skill the teacher already taught.
Evidence or example: A single classroom-style illustration you create and label as an illustration, such as ten minutes of reading already begun in class. Do not invent a study. If you cite a curriculum, mark [ADD SOURCE].
Target: 160 words.

Body 2
Main point: Too much homework crowds out rest and play.
Topic sentence: When homework has no time limit, it can take the hours primary children need for rest and play.
Evidence or example: Describe the pressure in principle. Any hour-count or research finding must be marked [ADD SOURCE]. Do not invent a statistic.
Target: 160 words.

Body 3
Main point: Home conditions are not equal.
Topic sentence: The same homework task is not equally easy for every child, because quiet space and adult help differ.
Evidence or example: A careful general example, not a named real child. If you use research on home resources, mark [ADD SOURCE].
Target: 150 words.

Body 4
Main point: A cap is better than a ban.
Topic sentence: A time cap, plus cutting pure repeat tasks, keeps useful practice without the costs of unlimited homework.
Evidence or example: Explain how a teacher would choose a short task instead of a ban. If you refer to a real policy, mark [ADD SOURCE].
Target: 140 words.

Conclusion
Main point: Restate thesis 3 and the limit.
Topic sentence: Primary schools should keep a small, timed place for homework and refuse a total ban.
Evidence or example: No new source. Summarise paragraphs 1 to 4 only.
Target: 100 words.

Word count: 90 + 160 + 160 + 150 + 140 + 100 = 800.

3. Counter-argument and answer

Counter-argument: Homework should be banned completely, because any set task still pressures families and makes home unequal.
Answer: Use Body 3 to accept that inequality is real, then use Body 4 to say a ban also removes the short practice in Body 1. The reply is a cap and fewer tasks, not a claim that home conditions do not matter. If you need evidence that a cap works, mark it [ADD SOURCE].

4. Linking phrases

1. The first reason is that
2. At the same time
3. A further problem is that
4. Some people answer that
5. For this reason

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