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Conclusions

Conclusions are often the hardest paragraph of the essay to write since it is typically written last and you just want to finish the essay and be done with it. Don’t fall prey to just slapping a few sentences down. You have already led your readers through your essay and they want to know “what happens in the end.” I will discuss each of the following in class.

Strategies: --strike a note of hope or despair

--give a symbolic or powerful fact or other detail

--give an especially compelling example

--create a visual image that represents your subject

--use a quotation

--recommend a course of action

--summarize the paper

--echo the approach of the introduction

--restate your thesis and reflect on its implications

Closings to Avoid: --don't simply restate your introduction

--don't start off in a new direction (digress) with a subject different from your essay topic

--don't conclude more than you reasonably can from the evidence you have presented

--don't apologize for your essay or otherwise cast doubt

 

 

 

 

Hebert