English Writing Assignment: Research Outline

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2 October 2021

Student Mental Health Essay Outline

Central Claim or Thesis: Elementary school students’ mental health was negatively affected by online schooling during the COVID-19

pandemic, and schools and parents must work together to make the mental health of these students a priority. (1)

Reason 1: Elementary school students’ mental health was negatively affected by online schooling during the COVID-19

pandemic due to these students being forced to learn in isolation in the home and subsequently missing out on the social

interaction that is so vital to positive mental health.(2)

1.1. Warrant 1: The social interaction in elementary school involves playing in the classroom and outside of the classroom,

such as at recess and in physical education. This play allows students to benefit mentally from positive interactions with

friends and from regular exercise.(3)

1.1.1. Evidence: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, interacting in regular play with peers, typically

occurring at school, promotes positive mental health for school-age children. Children who engage in such peer play

are three times more resilient in the face of adversity than their peers who are homeschooled.(4)

Reason 2: Elementary school students’ mental health was also negatively affected by online schooling during the COVID-19

pandemic because these students weren’t able to get immediate support from their teacher.(2)

2.1. Warrant 2: Many elementary school students didn’t have a parent or caregiver with them throughout their online

school day to supplement the lack of live teacher support, leaving them feeling alone and unimportant.(3)

2.1.1. Evidence: Per the National Education Association, 8 out of 10 elementary age children did not have access to

a parent or caregiver to support them throughout their online school day. This lack of support often led to depression

in these children. (4)

Reason 3: Schools and parents must work together to make the mental health of these students a priority so they can learn how

to cope with hardships later in life and learn to reach out for help with their mental help in times of crisis.(2)

3.1. Warrant 3: Building such skills and knowledge for elementary school students, as well as an infrastructure for future

elementary school students, will lead to a lessening of the mental health crisis in the United States.(3)

3.1.1. Evidence: Swedish schools have an impressive track record with teaching mental health curriculum and

providing robust mental health services for their students. In turn, Swedish students report suffering from depression

and anxiety two times less than American students. (4)

3.1.2. Rebuttal & Counterargument: While on average public schools in the United States have less access

to funding than Swedish public schools for student mental health services, the difference in funding can be

made up by federal grants available thanks to COVID-relief packages.(5)

1. Central Claim or Thesis

2. Reasons

3. Warrants

4. Evidence

5. Rebuttal & Counterargument

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