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    5-Paragraph Essay and


    Outline "The Hazard of
    Moviegoing"
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    Essay Sample
    The Hazards of Moviegoing
    By John Langan From College Writing Skills with Readings

    Introductory 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 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 paragraph


    First of all, just getting to the theater presents difficulties. Leaving a home equipped
    with a TV and a video recorder isn’t 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 parking 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 paragraph

    Once you have made it to the 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 sit in seem loose or
    tilted so that you sit at a strange angle. The newer twin and quad theaters offer their
    own problems. Sitting in an area only one-quarter the size of a regular theater,
    moviegoers often have to put up with the sound of the movie next door. This is
    especially jarring when the other movie involves racing cars or a karate war and you
    are trying to enjoy a quiet love story. 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 soda, hardening bubble gum, and crushed Ju-Jubes.

    Third supporting paragraph

    Some 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 consider 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 aren’t 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 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 paragraph
    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 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 I’ll be more relaxed watching box office hits in the comfort of my own
    living room.

    Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay


    Title: ____________________
    Introduction
    Introductory statement
    Thesis statement: ____________________

    Body
    First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
    ____________________
    ____________________
    ____________________

    Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________


    ____________________
    ____________________
    ____________________

    Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________


    ____________________
    ____________________
    ____________________

    Conclusion
    Closing statement
    Restate thesis: ____________________

    Sample Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay


    This is in relation to “”The Hazards of Movie going””
    Title: The Hazards of Moviegoing

    Introduction
    Introductory statement
    Thesis statement: I like watching movies but I prefer watching them at home.

    Body

    1. First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence):

    just getting to the theater presents difficulties


    bad weather

    long drive and limited parking space

    long waiting to buy ticket

    2. Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): facing the problems of the theater itself

    old theater’s problems such as smelly carpet, worn-out seat, etc

    new theater’s problems such as smaller size, noise from next movie theater, etc

    both floors will be rubber-like dirty at the end of the movie

    3. Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): Some of the patrons are annoying

    bad behavior such as running, talking loud, etc

    human noise and disturbance

    4. Conclusion

    Closing statement

    Restate thesis: I prefer to watch movies at home where it is comfortable, clean and
    safe.

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