Conclusion Paragraph

The conclusion paragraph is

• the last impression you leave on your reader

• the first impression you make on your reader

• an opportunity for you to support your ideas with more evidence

• not required

Select the three steps you must include in writing your conclusion paragraph.

• Restate your thesis

• Summarize the key points/reasons

• End with an original final thought like an observation or call to action.

• Add new evidence

Which of the following is a list of appropriate transition words to use to begin your conclusion paragraph?

• In summary

  All in all

  To sum up

  In conclusion

  Finally

  To summarize

• To begin

  To start with

  First of all

  One reason is

• In addition

  Also

  Another reason

  To continue

• This means

  Clearly,

  Similarly,

  This shows

Select the best ways to write a closing sentence.

• Make an observation

• If writing to argue or persuade, call your reader to action

• Choose a powerful quotation

• Give your reader something to think about. Develop this by asking "So What?"

• Thank your reader for their time.

The first sentence or topic sentence in a concluding paragraph is a restatement of the __________ in a different way.

• evidence

• introductory paragraph

• thesis sentence

A good concluding paragraph ___________.

• makes a final comment about the essay's main idea.

• summaries the main points of the essay.

• introduce new ideas in a conclusion.

• restates the thesis (using different words).

The concluding statement of a conclusion paragraph, is a __________ that ties to the __________.

• question; prompt

• topic; restatement

• statement; thesis

A good concluding paragraph ___________.

• makes a final comment about the essay's main idea.

• summaries the main points of the essay.

• introduce new ideas in a conclusion.

• restates the thesis (using different words).

In your concluding paragraph, it is important to ____.

• restate your thesis

• introduce new evidence

• write at least 5 sentences

• give your opinion

In the conclusion paragraph, you recap the _________