What does the author mean when she says, “The price of not reading
proficiently comes hard and fast and will often leave those who struggle
with a payment too heavy to ever pay back.” ? *

A. She doesn't know what it's like to be illiterate.
B. Being illiterate has consequences sometimes too great to fix.
C. Reading is not a necessary skill to be successful in life.
D. Learning to read in later years can often prove to be expensive.

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion