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    Model Essay 1 ‘Stormy Weather ‘Most of us prefer sunshine and calm weather. We ike sunbelthing on @ warm beach or hiking in the mountains on a clear, cloudless day. However, come people actually prefer intense storms. These people are ocean racers, storm spotters, and storm chasers, and they love the challenge of fighting nature and winning, ‘Ocean racers are people who prefer strong winds to a soft breeze, They ‘need the strong winds to win a sailboat race. The crew on an ocean racing saliboat uses al the latest technology to predict the wind direction and strength, and then they seek the location where the wind is the strongest. They are happiest when the mast? on the boat is almost horizontal ‘The second group, storm spotters, consists of people who volunteer to help predict the weather for those who need accurate information, such as boat ‘captains. Their job is to report the weather conditions they see and hearin thelr area. This is more accurate than radar or satelite information, Storm spotters can actually save lives by reporting dangerous weather to the weather service and focal ‘emergency agencies. These paople in turn send the news out by radio. Storm spotters want to help out during severe? weather so that people will be sate, ‘Storm chasers rake up the last group, and they are the teal weather fanatics 4 They folow storms in their cars or tucks. They do not get paid for this; in fact, they do it for fun. Chasers are usually ooking for tarados, but they chase other severs weather as well. Their goal is to get a perfect photograph of a storm. You can say that ‘storm chasers are the ultimate weather overs. In conclusion, there are three kinds of bad- ‘weather lovers, One is the captain of an ocean racing sallboat, who cheses stronger winds to win 2 rave, Another isthe volunter storm spatter who provides invaluable information. ‘The lasts the furoving storm chaser who travels hundreds of ies to get the perfect photograph ‘Shp or arpiane “inast . tal pe on which te eas of ship ‘gehung ‘Chapter 7: The Concluding Paragraph 89 What kids of severe weather does your country have? Tell your ‘lasemate. Restatement Concluding Paragraphs An alternative to a summary is 2 restatement of the idea of your thesis statement. Here is another concluding paragraph for the essay on weather. Circle the words in this concluding paragraph that are synonyms for words in the thesis statement, Model Paragraph 1 In conclusion, when peopla say that they ove the weather, they usually mean ‘that they love sunny weather. Only people lke the ocean racer, the storm spotter, ‘and the storm chaser can gay that they love the weather because they live to battle nature at its wildest Final Comment Concluding Paragraph Often, a concluding paragraph is most effective when you add a final comment to a summery or a restatement. A final comment can make a concluding paragraph more personal. It can also invite readers to think about how the essay is directly related to their lives. Look at another alternative to the original concluding paragraph for the essay on weather. Undertne the pats ofthis concluding paragraph that connect the reader tothe essay. Model Paragraph 2 {In conclusion, the next time you walk outside and think thatthe weather is great, think about the people who preter intense storms. Think about the ocean racing ccaptzin who tries to find the strongest winds, the storm spotter who is gathering Information in wet and windy conditions, and the storm chaser iho Is crazy for stomms. You might be glad that you can just sit back and enjoy the sunny weather 5 PRACTICE 2: Evaluating Concluding Paragraphs The following essay does not have a concluding paragraph. Read the essay and the three possible concluding paragraphs that foliow. Choose the best one. Then explain ‘your choice to a classmate, ‘The Small Strengths of Nature We often and rightly So, that human beings are destroying the environment, but its also true that sometimes the Earth and the environment become the destroyers. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and droughts" cause huge damage to the Earth. However, on a much smaller scale, nature is abways demonstrating to us that i s stronger than we are 90 Part ll The Essay What are some other ways in ‘which nature is stronger than hurnan belngs? Share your ‘thoughts with a classmate,

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