NLXH.S1.W9.L1 - MAKING CONCLUSION

What is a good conclusion?

• It brings the presentation

  to a close while also expressing your ideas in a

  broader context.

• It provides some basic thought

• It identifies your topic,

  provide essential context, and indicate your

  particular focus in the essay.

What are the main goals of a conclusion?

• Tie together the presentation’s main points

• Show why your argument matters

• Leave the reader with a strong impression

• All are corrects

How to make an interesting, effective conclusion?

• Return to your thesis

• Review your

  main points

• Include new evidence

What shouldn’t go in the conclusion?

• Don’t review main points

• Don’t undermine your argument

• Don't show why it

  matters

Which verbs tense should be used in the conclusion?

• Future tense

  (will, be going to, etc.)

• Past tense

• Present simple tense

Why should we use past tense in the conclusion?

• Because

  you are summarizing what you spoke about in the body.

• Because you are going to speak about the

  main points to follow in the body.

In the conclusion, we should...

• Add numbers and

  examples from

  the Body

• Remove numbers and

  examples from

  the Body