Wednesday, November 11, 2009
conclusion paragraphs
Conclusions are even harder than introductions sometimes. What do you do to have a strong conclusion? Since 5th grade I've been taught that you simply restate what you say in your introduction, but I still haven't quite gotten the hang of it, because apparently I've been doing it wrong. It seems like it's going to be even harder to have a good conclusion for my poetry project, because there isn't really a thesis statement that I can restate....or is there? Or do I just mention each poem and it's theme or something?
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I was wondering the same thing. I really don't know how to write a conclusion paragraph. The idea of summarizing the information in the essay though seems pointless to me. It makes me wonder why one would read the essay if the author is just going to summarize what one's read at the end. I think that we, as students, are often given assignments and told to write about it without ever actually learning the skill sets needed to write effectively.
ReplyDeleteI've always been taught to restate the thesis, then the main ideas of each of the body paragraphs, and then end with a closing thought.
ReplyDeleteIt's worked well for me so far -- I've never gotten marked off for it ... I've actually been marked off for introducing NEW ideas into the conclusion.
I have exactly the same problem Kellie does, but for the most part I've recently changed my method of writing a conclusion.
ReplyDeleteI literally copy and paste the introduction, and write over the top of it. So I replace the introducing thesis with a closing thesis. All the points I made, I revise to be post-development, instead of pre-, and finally restate the thesis again in the manner of saying a goodbye.