College Writing

College Writing Study Guide • Conclusion – the conclusion is the same as a Five-Paragraph essay, though there will naturally be less summary. Let’s outline an example of the Five- Part Essay using the same argument as bef ore. In this case, there will be a littlemore direct text, but understand that if thiswere a real essay, you would have to expand on the points included below: Introduction: It’s getting to be dinnertime, and we’ve both had long, dif�icult days at work. I don’t feel like cooking, and there’s nothing in the cupboards even if I did. We need to eat; given how we’re both feeling, going out for pizza is the best idea. Narration: We’ve both enjoyed pizza, ranking it among our favorite foods, and we haven’t had it in a long time. The pizza joint on the corner is fast, cheap, convenient, and most of all, high quality. Con�irmation: My friend Steve says that they have the best pizza in town, and here is a copy of their menu with all the options we both enjoy. Refutation: I understand that you want to go to a steakhouse, but they’re much more expensive. Not only that, you’ve said that you want to eat better, and the pizza joint has an excellent antipasto salad that is much healthier than steak and greasy fries. Conclusion: Going to the pizza joint will allow us to get good, healthy food quickly and inexpensively. It will also be a welcome change from eating at home, as we have been doing for so long. What can you learn by developing your understanding of the Five-Part Essay? Descriptions are argu- ments. By setting up the scenarios and framing the argument, you are creating a situation in which your solution is the most likely to be accepted. Not only that, the way people describe people and events reveals their biases, and by controlling your descriptions and the narrative, you’re presenting the world in the light you want others to see it. There is a well-known example of this:

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