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Writingyourconclusions.pptxWriting your conclusions
AS GP – Research Essay
Purpose
The conclusions have four main purposes:
1) Summarise the key points of your argument
2) Restate the judgement you have reached
3) Think about the implications of implementation / recommendations
4) Consider further research needed
These points can literally be covered in 3 short paragraphs, if that makes it easier for you.
Summary + Judgement
Your summaries should be no more than 3-4 sentences.
“We have considered (these perspectives). We have found that …. (This perspective) is considerably stronger because …”
Make sure your summary sentences are clear grammatically. Often in your summaries, your sentences become quite long, and the compound constructions become a little blurry because of the grammar. It is better to keep your sentences simple, than to overburden the grammar with complex thoughts.
Remember – a summary is a distillation of what has already been said. These are the lasting thoughts you want your reader to leave with, and they should be simple enough to remember.
Summary + Judgement continued…
Take a minute to look at the judgement you have written.
Make sure it is clear and concise. Think about adding “persuasion” to the statement. You can do this in much the same way as you did with empathy:
Word choices
A simple phrase, “It is easy to be persuaded by such a perspective when you consider …”
Consider returning to your Perspective 3 and weaving some “persuasion” into this part as well. Do not repeat the same grammatical structures!!!
Implications of implementation/ recommendations
Think about the ways in which your chosen perspective would need to be implemented.
If there are some negative sides or difficulties that might arise because of the perspective, think about ways to mitigate (prevent) these things from happening. You do not have to go into great detail here, but make general suggestions. They could be explored in the “further research” part.
Further research
Considerations for further research largely stem from:
Impact of the chosen perspective
Implications for implementation
Again, please avoid clichés!
Your conclusions should be no more than 250 words.
In second period today, we will go through this together on Skype and discuss any questions you might have.
Email me a paragraph today if you want feedback.
