Writing a conclusion

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Writing a conclusion
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Writing a conclusion

• Aspects to be considered
• The purpose of a conclusion
• The content
• Beginning the conclusion
• How long should it be?
• Your individual approach writing the conclusion

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Purpose of a conclusion
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Purpose of a conclusion

• The conclusion should bring your argument home by
• Leaving the reader feeling that your discussion
  is over
• Giving the reader something to think about

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The content
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Content

• The conclusion should match the introduction in
  terms of
• the ideas presented
• the argument put forward

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Content

• Restate the main argument
• Reiterate the most important points and evidence
• The challenge
• To reiterate the arguments in a fresh way

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Content

• Depending on the type of discussion, additional
  elements may include
• recommendations for future action
• speculations on future trends
• implications and/or consequences
• suggestions for further research or discussion

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The Content

• What doesnt go in the conclusion
• New information, new ideas, new arguments
• These should have been addressed in the body of
  the discussion
• Quotes
• these should have been used in the main body of
  the discussion

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Beginning the conclusion
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Beginning the conclusion

• Begin with a sentence referring to the main
  subject that was discussed in the body in the
  essay
• You could paraphrase the question
• Use words or phrases that signal you are ending
  the discussion

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The final sentence
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The final sentence

• Give the reader something to think about
• As health information networks expand to
  intersect with other personal information
  networks, creating the potential for new, more
  widespread and more intrusive forms of
  information use, it becomes increasingly
  important for critical debate to occur at all
  levels of the community.

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• As health information networks expand to
  intersect with other personal information
  networks, creating the potential for new, more
  widespread and more intrusive forms of
  information use, it becomes increasingly
  important for critical debate to occur at all
  levels of the community.

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How long should it be?
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How long should the conclusion be?

• Approximately 7-10 of the whole essay
• For 1000 words you might have four or five
  sentences
• For longer discussions, the conclusion may be
  several paragraphs