CONCLUSIONS: Good and Bad



CONCLUSIONS: Good and Bad

“The perfect ending should take the reader slightly by surprise and yet seem exactly right to him.”

- Zinsser, William. On Writing Well

A GOOD Conclusion will:

1) Summarize main points clearly and concisely for your reader.

2) Restate your main idea

3) Leave the reader with a strong impression

-A visual image to remember

-Be sure your writing will keep coming back to “haunt” the reader

well after he/she has finished reading.

- A bold statement

4) Recommend a course of action

-What should readers think/do if they agree with you?

-Tell them what to do in no uncertain terms.

5) Bring your main idea to life

-Quote someone famous/not famous

-Ask a thought provoking question

-Make a statement that will leave readers with something to think about.

Writing Conclusions

What does each conclusion need to have?

1. An effective lead-in

2. Restated thesis statement

3. Restate each main idea

Useful Lead-Ins for Writing Straight Forward Conclusions:

Here are some useful lead-ins:

It is clear that

Certainly,

Clearly,

Without a doubt,

Most would agree that

Indeed,

Surely,

Unquestionably,

Obviously,

In the end,

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