How to Conclude Your Essay

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How to Conclude Your Essay
It is important to have closure to any essay you
write. In order for the reader to know you are
concluding, use a good transition sentence and
then close your essay.
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Conclusions Closers
Some guiding principles for strong and effective
conclusions
-- Focus on your main point and thesis.
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Conclusions Closers
-- Gratify your audience with at least one last
sentence to make your point
Memorable!
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Conclusions Closers
-- End with emotional impactan a ha! moment.
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Here are Five ways to Wow the reader with your
conclusion!
Restating the Thesis Coming Full Circle The
Best for Last Ending The Quote Looking to the
Future
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Restating the Thesis
Original Thesis Every child should have a pet
because pets provide companionship, teach
compassion, and encourage responsibility.
Rephrase the thesis. Saying it in a different
way keeps the essay fresh. Rephrased Thesis
Companionship, compassion, and responsibility are
three things that we can give to our children in
the form of a warm, cuddly, and furry friend.
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Coming Full Circle
Finishing an essay where it began is an excellent
method to bring the essay to a smooth finish.
Revisiting the hook used to introduce the essay
gives the reader the satisfying feeling of having
come full circle.
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The Best for Last Ending
Its always a good idea to present an essays
strongest point last. This is particularly
useful for shorter essays as it provides the
dramatic or emotional impact needed for a good
conclusion.
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The Quote
Why say it when someone else has? This strategy
can legitimize the essays theme by showing
somebody else corroborates the thesis. (Make
sure you use an in-text citation when you quote
someone else.)
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Looking to the Future
State what might happen in the future about your
issue. Leave the reader thinking about your
facts and information you presented and the
implications.
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Conclusions Closers
No matter which strategy is used, all great essay
endings have impact and are fresh and memorable
for the reader. .
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To Recap
Restating the Thesis Coming Full Circle The
Best for Last Ending The Quote Looking to the
Future
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Conclusions Closers
Take the time and necessary precautions to leave
a strong and lasting impression