Directions: Summarize the texts by completing the sample graphic organizer below.

Write your
summary after.
Essay 1: Importance of Education
Education is a process that involves the transfer of knowledge, habits and skills from one
generation to another through teaching, research and training. It can be in a formal or informal
setting. Formal education involves institutionalized learning based on a curriculum. In today’s
society, education and learning play an indispensable role in shaping the lives of individuals and
the society at large. The most effective way of boosting economic growth, reducing poverty and
improving people’s health is by investing in education.
Human labor is essential for economic growth. A highly educated labor force further
stimulates economic growth. Additionally, a highly educated labor force can easily adapt to new
working environments and conditions. In view of that, it is evident that education serves as the
driving force for innovation of new products and services. Educated workers exchange ideas in
the work place and come up with new ideas that help in the growth of the economy.
Education reduces poverty in a number of ways. One way is by creating employment
opportunities for educated people. Through employment, one is able to afford a decent living.
Education helps to increase economic security, create income opportunities and improve
livelihoods of the economically disadvantaged by providing sustainable environmental
management mechanisms. Education further alleviates poverty through skills acquired in the
learning process. Skills such as carpentry, plumbing and masonry are relevant in non-formal
economies. One can acquire these skills through technical and vocational training.
Educated people are health conscious and live longer than their counterparts because they
engage in healthy habits such as eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly and going for
medical checkups. By investing in education, one will also be investing in their health. Education
serves to create room for technological advancements in the field of medicine and agriculture.
Advanced technology used for conducting surgery has replaced traditional methods. This has
seen an improvement in people’s general health and an increased life expectancy. Most
developing countries have a low life expectancy compared to developed countries. This can be
attributed to high illiteracy levels present in developing countries. This translates to poor health
and poor eating habits.
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In conclusion, education is the only means of alleviating poverty, improving people’s health and
increasing economic growth. Improving literacy levels in marginalized societies will go a long
way in improving human living standards

Paragraph 1
⮚ Main idea: Education
 ⮚ details: Education is the transfer of knowledge, habits and skills from one generation to
another through teaching, research and training. In today's society, education and learning
play an indispensable role in shaping the lives of individuals and society at large. The
most effective way of boosting economic growth, reducing poverty and improving
people's health by investing in education.

Paragraph 2
⮚ Main idea: Economic growth requires educated personnel.
⮚ details: Human labor is required for economic growth. Educated workers exchange ideas
at work and come up with new ideas that help the economy grow. Given this, it is clear
that education serves as a driving force for the development of new products and
services.

Paragraph 3
⮚ Main idea: Benefit of Education
⮚ details: Education help reduce poverty in a number of ways. One method is to create job
opportunities for educated people. Through the skills gained during the learning process,
education helps to alleviate poverty even further. Carpentry, plumbing, and masonry are
important skills in non-formal economies. These abilities can be obtained through
technical and vocational training.

Paragraph 4
⮚ Main idea: Advantage of educated people when it comes to health
⮚ details: People who are educated are more health conscious and live longer than their
peers because they practice healthy habits such as eating a balanced diet, exercising
regularly, and getting regular medical checkups. Investing in education is also an
investment in one's health. Traditional methods of surgery have been replaced by
advanced technology. People's general health has improved, and their life expectancy has
increased as a result. This can be attributed to the high levels of illiteracy found in
developing countries.

Paragraph 5
 ⮚ Main idea: Importance of Education
⮚ details: Education is the only means of alleviating poverty, improving people's health and
increasing economic growth. Improving literacy levels in marginalized societies will go a
long way in improving human living standards.

Type your final draft below to summarize the topic.

Education is the transfer of knowledge, habits and skills from one generation to another through
teaching, research and training. In today's society, education and learning play an indispensable
role in shaping the lives of individuals and society at large. The most effective way of boosting
economic growth, reducing poverty and improving people's health is by investing in education.
Human labor is required for economic growth. Educated workers exchange ideas at work and
come up with new ideas that help the economy grow. Given this, it is clear that education serves
as a driving force for the development of new products and services.
Education help reduce poverty in a number of ways. One method is to create job opportunities
for educated people. Through the skills gained during the learning process, education helps to
alleviate poverty even further. Carpentry, plumbing, and masonry are important skills in non-
formal economies. These abilities can be obtained through technical and vocational training.
People who are educated are more health conscious and live longer lives than their peers because
they practice healthy habits such as eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and getting
regular medical checkups. Investing in education is also an investment in one's health.
Traditional methods of surgery have been replaced by advanced technology. People's general
health has improved, and their life expectancy has increased as a result. This can be attributed to
the high levels of illiteracy found in developing countries.
To sum up, education is the only means of alleviating poverty, improving people's health and
increasing economic growth. Improving literacy levels in marginalized societies will go a long
way in improving human living standards.
Essay 2: Why is Education Important in Our Society?

Introduction
Education is more than just learning from books, and it is a shame that a lot of schools do
not see that it is more than just a curriculum and school score. A good education can teach a
child how to learn so that the child may take up independent learning as an adult. Education may
also teach a child how to reason so that a child does not grow up to be ignorant.

Persuasive point 1:
The biggest selling point for education in our society is the fact that it helps people learn
“how” to learn. It is not about the knowledge they accumulate; it is the way a child is taught how
to “learn” things. A child may come away from school not knowing a lot of the course, but if that
child has been taught how to learn, then that child may become an adult that learns everything he
or she needs in life. Otherwise, that child may grow up to be a person that cannot see the obvious
because he or she cannot reason and consciously learn new things.

Persuasive point 2
Education teaches people how to reason, and if they are taught how to reason well, then they
help subdue their own thoughts of ignorance. For example, there are lots of posts and websites
on the Internet about childhood vaccinations and how dangerous they are. Ignorant people than
never learned how to reason will look at them, believe them and support them. If a person is
taught how to reason then he or she will know how to recognize empirical evidence.

Persuasive point 3
That person would look at all the people in the US that have had childhood injections (most of
them) and then look at all the people with autism. They would reason that if childhood
vaccinations caused autism, then most of the people in the US would have autism. If a person is
taught how to reason then that person may see how people that smoke seem more likely to
develop emphysema than people that do not smoke. They would then reason there is a link
between smoking and emphysema. This sort of reasoning can be taught in schools, and if
children are not taught it then
they walk around risking their children’s lives by not vaccinating them, and walk around
smoking because their daddy smoked for years and it never hurt him.

Persuasive point 4
Conclusion
If education is not seen as important, then one day it will just be all about school scores
and hitting the factors of a curriculum. There will be a day when children start to hate learning
because school put them off it for life (this already happens in some cases). Plus, without
education teaching people how to reason things out and teaching
Set A
Directions. From the essay #2, complete this organizer with persuasive points for each of the
paragraphs following the thesis statement below. Write your answer in your notebook following
the format below.

Thesis statement: I will show you the two best reasons why education is important in
our society.

Paragraph 1
Persuasive points:

Paragraph 2
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Paragraph 3
Persuasive points:

Paragraph 4
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Paragraph 5
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Set B
Directions: After identifying the persuasive points, in your notes, write a summary of the text
below.

RUBRIC: Summarizing
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Education is more than just reading books, and it's a shame that many schools don't recognize
this. Good education can teach a child how to learn so that as an adult, the child can pursue
independent learning. Education may also teach them how to reason, preventing a child from
growing up to be uneducated.
In our society, the most effective selling point for education is "how" to learn. A child may leave
school not knowing much about the course, but if that child has been taught how to learn, that
child may develop into an adult who understands everything he or she needs to know in life.

Education is important because it teaches people how to reason, and if they are not taught how,
they will be unable to regulate their own thoughts of ignorance. For example, there are numerous
posts and websites on the Internet about childhood vaccinations and how dangerous they are.
Ignorant people who have never learned to reason will look at them, believe them, and support
them.
One could infer that if vaccinations caused autism, then the vast majority of persons in the
United States who had them would also have emphysema. This type of reasoning may be taught
in schools, and if children are not taught it, they may risk their children's life by not vaccinating
them and smoking.
To conclude, if education is not seen as important, then one day it will just be all about school
scores and hitting the factors of a curriculum. There will be a day when children start to hate
learning because school put them off it for life (this already happens in some cases). People
cannot be taught without an education.