Intro Paragraphs vs. Conclusion Paragraphs Introductions Conclusions Hook Context Ethos Thesis Restated thesis Summary of Evidence So what Universal or thematic culminating thought

Conclusion ABCD Outline– Example Restate main claim (thesis) In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses satire to explain how power corrupts the pigs and in real life, the Soviet leaders. Summarize the evidence you used (body paragraphs) to prove your thesis The places where satire is used to explain the pigs’ corruption include when Napoleon changes his involvement at “The Battle of the Cowshed” to ridiculous heights, when Squealer falls off the ladder while changing the commandments and the animals are too stupid to understand, and the end result when either Napoleon or Mr. Pilkington are cheating at cards, completing Animal Farm’s corruption back into Manor Farm. Final explanation of the “so what” formatted like a theme statement Orwell certainly believed that communism and working class stupidity allow a meritocracy to degrade into an unequal totalitarian government where leaders have absolute power; like on Animal Farm with Napoleon, or in Soviet Russia under Joseph Stalin. A citation from a piece of research about Orwell or Animal Farm: In Animal Farm, satirical humor can often be harder to find, but it is still there for audiences to enjoy: "one characteristic of Orwell's writing that ... is too often overlooked is his wit and his wry humour." (Ligda, 2014). D. Concluding Final Thought Simply put, George Orwell created the satire in Animal Farm with the idea that Lord Acton expressed with the memorable maxim: “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

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Conclusion ABCD Outline– Example In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses satire to explain how power corrupts the pigs and in real life, the Soviet leaders. The places where satire is used to explain the pigs’ corruption include when Napoleon changes his involvement at “The Battle of the Cowshed” to ridiculous heights, when Squealer falls off the ladder while changing the commandments and the animals are too stupid to understand, and the end result when either Napoleon or Mr. Pilkington are cheating at cards, completing Animal Farm’s corruption back into Manor Farm. Orwell certainly believed that communism and working class stupidity allow a meritocracy to degrade into an unequal totalitarian government where leaders have absolute power; like on Animal Farm with Napoleon, or in Soviet Russia under Joseph Stalin. In Animal Farm, satirical humor can often be harder to find, but it is still there for audiences to enjoy: "one characteristic of Orwell's writing that ... is too often overlooked is his wit and his wry humour." (Ligda, 2014). Simply put, George Orwell created the satire in Animal Farm with the idea that Lord Acton expressed with the memorable maxim: “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”