HAPPY ENDINGS HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY CONCLUSION

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HAPPY ENDINGS HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY CONCLUSION

HAPPY ENDINGS HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY CONCLUSION

IN YOUR CONCLUSION: 1. REITERATE THE MAIN POINTS OF YOUR ESSAY 2. LEAD TO

IN YOUR CONCLUSION: 1. REITERATE THE MAIN POINTS OF YOUR ESSAY 2. LEAD TO A CONCLUSION THAT STICKS WITH THEME OF YOUR ESSAY, BUT TAKES IT IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION 3. THE GOLDEN WORD: “SO…”

After arriving home from the movies one night, I decided that I was not

After arriving home from the movies one night, I decided that I was not going to be a moviegoer anymore. I was tired of the problems involved in getting to the movies and dealing with theater itself and some of the patrons. The next day I arranged to have cable TV service installed in my home. I may now see movies a bit later than other people, but I'll be more relaxed watching box office hits in the comfort of my own living room.

IN OTHER WORDS… 1 ST 4 PARAGRAPHS CONCLUSION Going to movies in theater is

IN OTHER WORDS… 1 ST 4 PARAGRAPHS CONCLUSION Going to movies in theater is an annoying experience, and I’ve grown tired of it. SO… I decided to watch movies at home instead.

"Thick darkness, " "thread of the spider, " and "vulture eye" are three images

"Thick darkness, " "thread of the spider, " and "vulture eye" are three images that Poe used in "The Tell-Tale Heart" to stimulate a reader's senses. Poe wanted the reader to see and feel real life. He used concrete imagery rather than vague abstract words to describe settings and people. If Edgar Allan Poe was one of Stephen King's teachers, then readers of King owe a debt of gratitude to that nineteenth-century creator of horror stories.

IN OTHER WORDS… 1 ST 4 PARAGRAPHS CONCLUSION Edgar Allan Poe was a master

IN OTHER WORDS… 1 ST 4 PARAGRAPHS CONCLUSION Edgar Allan Poe was a master of establishing mood in horror and suspense stories. SO… Modern writers who work in the same genre owe a debt to him.

FOR YOUR CONCLUSION, THEN… WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: “IN ‘THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO, ’

FOR YOUR CONCLUSION, THEN… WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: “IN ‘THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO, ’ EDGAR ALLAN POE ESTABLISHES A MOOD THAT IS SUSPENSEFUL, EERIE AND SINISTER… …SO ___________________. ”