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Title: Conclusions


1
Conclusions
  • Start specific and get broader
  • Restate thesis in different words
  • Summarize important information
  • End with a final idea
  • Include only things talked about

2
Restate Thesis
  • Try to restate your thesis in different words.
  • Thesis The most memorable moment in my life was
    the 1987 Minnesota Twins World Series win.
  • Restate The Twins victory that day sealed their
    world title and made my day.

3
Types of Final Ideas
  • Statement
  • Call to action
  • Warning
  • Quotation
  • Visual Description

4
A Statement
  • A statement about the significance of the essay's
    subject
  • Why was it important for the reader to know what
    you just finished explaining?

5
Call to Action
  • Ex The fate of the victims of human trafficking
    is still unknown. Action must be taken to spare
    them from torture and death.

6
Warning
  • Example If efforts to reduce and recycle are not
    soon put into effect, we will be polluting our
    own nest beyond habitation.

7
Quotation
  • A quotation that sums up the essay's point, may
    be taken from your text or your personal
    experience, etc.

8
Visual Description
  • Leave your reader with a picture you describe in
    their mind that summarizes the importance of your
    essay.

9
MLA CITATIONS
  • In the text of your paper
  • Include the page citation
  • At the end of your paper
  • Create Work Cited section

10
In-text citation
  • Growing up in the South helped form who I am
    today (134).
  • Growing up in the South, Dana said, helped
    me (123).

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Work Cited
  • Author. Title of Book. City of Publication
    Publisher, Year. Format.
  • Butler, Octavia. Kindred. Boston Beacon Press,
    1979. Print.
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