The Concluding Sentence

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The Concluding Sentence

• Is the last sentence in the paragraph
• Is your opportunity to leave your readers with a
  strong impression of the topic and its focus
• Indicates to the readers that no more discussion
  will occur on the main idea

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Techniques I

• Sums up the main idea and major supporting
  details
• May offer an opinion
• Confirm the results of a process
• State an outcome of an event
• Challenge the reader to respond

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Techniques II

• Summarizes the material in the paragraph
• Offers a solution to the problem stated in the
  paragraph
• Predicts a situation that will result or occur
  from the statements made in the paragraph

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Techniques III

• Makes a recommendation concerning material
  presented in the paragraph
• States a conclusion to information given in the
  paragraph

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Things to Avoid

• Rewrite the topic sentence
• Introduce a new topic or point of view