Question

What is the topic sentence of paragraph 5 of the passage?


“These standards do not require that cursive be taught in schools.”


“Today, most people communicate through email or text messages.”


“Also, there may not be enough time for teaching cursive anymore.”


“They do, however, specify that students should learn how to use technology.”
Also, there may not be enough time for teaching cursive anymore. Teachers have a lot to teach in a limited amount of time. Thus, proponents of doing away with cursive in schools think that the time might be more wisely spent teaching keyboarding. Recently, new guidelines for what to teach, called the Common Core State Standards, have been developed. These standards do not require that cursive be taught in schools. They do, however, specify that students should learn how to use technology. Today, most people communicate through email or text messages. To some it seems impractical to learn a skill that children might never use once they graduate from high school.

Answer 1

“Also, there may not be enough time for teaching cursive anymore.”

This sentence introduces the paragraph's main idea (time constraints and shifting priorities), which the rest of the paragraph then supports.