Guide to spelling, punctuation and grammar

Closing paragraph
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Which word indicates to the reader that this is the concluding
paragraph of the essay?
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How does the first sentence reiterate the main point about western
movies?
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How do sentences two to five round off the essay by emphasising the
main points made in the essay but without slavish repetition? 
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H
OW TO WRITE ESSAYS

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SAMPLE ESSAY 6: 
HISTORY
The writing of ‘history’ essays involves following the same
structured approach as in other subject areas. However, the
‘evidence’ you use to back up your analysis of historical
events is clearly subject-specific. You need to know your
‘facts’ or relevant historical factors that have shaped
important events and you must be able to select from the
body of knowledge you have acquired to back up general
assertions you are making in your essays. Just as in the sample literature
essays, close references to the text and quotations were used to back up
specific points, so in history essays detailed evidence and references to
specific events have to be used to back up your analysis.
What were the origins of the First World War?