1、FiveParagraph Essay Sample五段式论文实例Five-Paragraph Essay SampleThe Hazards of MoviegoingBy John LanganFrom College Writing Skills with ReadingsIntroductory paragraph (Thesis) I am a movie fanatic. When friends want to know what picture won the Oscar in 1980 or who played the police chief in Jaws, they
2、ask me. My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. The problems in getting to the theater, the theater itself, and the behavior of some patrons are all reasons why I often wait for a movie to show up on TV. First supporting paragraphFirst of all, just getting to th
3、e theater presents difficulties. Leaving a home equipped with a TV and a video recorder isnt an attractive idea on a humid, cold, or rainy night. Even if the weather cooperates, there is still a thirty-minute drive to the theater down a congested highway, followed by the hassle of looking for a park
4、ing space. And then there are the lines. After hooking yourself to the end of a human chain, you worry about whether there will be enough tickets, whether you will get seats together, and whether many people will sneak into the line ahead of you. Second supporting paragraphOnce you have made it to t
5、he box office and gotten your tickets, you are confronted with the problems of the theater itself. If you are in one of the run-down older theaters, you must adjust to the musty smell of seldom-cleaned carpets. Escaped springs lurk in the faded plush or cracked leather seats, and half the seats you
6、sit in seem loose or tilted so that you sit at a strange angle. And whether the theater is old or new, it will have floors that seem to be coated with rubber cement. By the end of a movie, shoes almost have to be pried off the floor because they have become sealed to a deadly compound of spilled sod
7、a or hardening bubble gum. Third supporting paragraphSome of the patrons are even more of a problem than the theater itself. Little kids race up and down the aisles, usually in giggling packs. Teenagers try to impress their friends by talking back to the screen, whistling, and making what they consi
8、der to be hilarious noises. Adults act as if they were at home in their own living rooms and comment loudly on the ages of the stars or why movies arent as good anymore. And people of all ages crinkle candy wrappers, stick gum on their seats, and drop popcorn tubs or cups of crushed ice and soda on
9、the floor. They also cough and burp, squirm endlessly in their seats, file out for repeated trips to the rest rooms or concession stand, and elbow you out of the armrest on either side of your seat. Concluding paragraphAfter arriving home from the movies one night, I decided that I was not going to
10、be a moviegoer anymore. I was tired of the problems involved in getting to the movies and dealing with the 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 Ill be more relaxed watchi
11、ng box office hits in the comfort of my own living room. Outline for a Five-Paragraph EssayTitle: _ I.Introduction A.Introductory statement B.Thesis statement: _ II.Body A.First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): _ 1._ 2._ 3._ B.Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): _ 1._ 2._ 3._ C.Third Supportin
12、g Idea (Topic Sentence): _ 1._ 2._ 3._ III.Conclusion A.Closing statement B.Restate thesis: _ Sample Outline for a Five-Paragraph EssayThis is in relation to The Hazards of Movie going Title: The Hazards of Moviegoing I.Introduction A.Introductory statement B.Thesis statement: I like watching movies
13、 but I prefer watching them at home. II.Body A.First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): just getting to the theater presents difficulties 1.bad weather 2.long drive and limited parking space 3.long waiting to buy ticket B.Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): facing the problems of the theater its
14、elf 1.old theaters problems such as smelly carpet, worn-out seat, etc 2.new theaters problems such as smaller size, noise from next movie theater, etc 3.both floors will be rubber-like dirty at the end of the movie C.Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): Some of the patrons are annoying 1.bad beha
15、vior such as running, talking loud, etc 2.human noise and disturbance III.Conclusion A.Closing statement B.Restate thesis: I prefer to watch movies at home where it is comfortable, clean and safe. My Job in an Apple PlantBy John LanganFrom English Skills with ReadingsIntroductory paragraph (Thesis)
16、In the course of working my way through school, I have taken many jobs I would rather forget. I have spent nine hours a day lifting heavy automobile and truck batteries off the end of an assembly belt. I have risked the loss of eyes and fingers working a punch press in a textile factory. I have serv
17、ed as a ward aide in a mental hospital, helping care for brain-damaged men who would break into violent fits at unexpected moments. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was physically hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were dismal
18、. First supporting paragraphFirst of all, the job made enormous demands on my strength and energy. For ten hours a night, I took cartons that rolled down a metal track and stacked them onto wooden skids in a tractor-trailer. Each carton contained twelve heavy cans or bottles of apple juice. A carton
19、 shot down the track about every fifteen seconds. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night. When a truck was almost filled, I or my partner had to drag fourteen bulky wooden skids into the empty trailer nearby and then set up added sections of the he
20、avy metal track so that we could start routing cartons to the back of the empty van. While one of us did that, the other performed the stacking work of two men. Second supporting paragraphI would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the minim
21、um wage of that time, two dollars an hour, plus the minimum of a nickel extra for working the night shift. Because of the low salary, I felt compelled to get as much overtime pay as possible. Everything over eight hours a night was time-and-a-half, so I typically worked twelve hours a night. On Frid
22、ay I would sometimes work straight through until Saturday at noon - eighteen hours. I averaged over sixty hours a week but did not take home much more than one hundred dollars. Third supporting paragraphBut even more than the low pay, what upset me about my apple plant job was the working conditions
23、. Our humorless supervisor cared only about his production record for each night and tried to keep the assembly line moving at a breakneck pace. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside on the truck loading dock in near-z
24、ero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice; the quickly penetrating cold made my feet feel like stone. I had no shared interests with the man I loaded cartons with, and so I had to work without job companionship. Concluding paragraphI stayed on the job for five months, hat
25、ing all the while the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I quit, I was determined never to do such degrading work again. The 3 Keys to SuccessPeople around the world have many different goals that they want to accomplish during their lifetime
26、, but all these goals relate to one thing: to have a happy and successful life. Of course, this goal is not easy to achieve, but if you develop the following qualities, you will have an easier time: having a positive attitude, always being respectful and being active in the society. With these three
27、 character traits, you are most likely to accomplish what you want to.Having a positive attitude is probably the most important of the three traits. The essence of having positive attitude is optimism. One of the most important things in life is to stay happy. This may seem somewhat difficult, but y
28、ou will soon realise that it is worthwhile. When faced with a difficult situation, optimistic people will never panic, making it easier to think up solutions. Suppose someone is diagnosed with a mortal disease like cancer. Normally this certain person would panic and he would be depressed for the re
29、st of the time. Optimistic people would always look on the bright side, and might even try to ignore the fact that they are sick. That way, they could just go on with their ordinary life. Determination is another part of having a positive attitude. It may have a connection to being optimistic, but t
30、hey are actually entirely different character traits. Being determined would mean that once you set your sights on accomplishing a goal, there is nothing anybody or anything can do to stop you. The last part of having a positive attitude is to encourage others. If your friend has an opinion about so
31、mething you are talking about, and you think it doesnt make any sense, dont reject their opinion. After all, everyone has a different point of view. Also, if your friend wants to accomplish a goal, encourage them and tell them that you believe in them. Given these few reasons, you can see that having a positive attitude is an important quality to have. Respect is another one of the key traits that can help you lead a successful life. There is an unlimited amount of ways of being a respectful person. Being respectful can me
