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Concluding Sentences

Concluding Sentences. Finish it!. Learning Target. Concluding paragraphs TSWBAT write a final sentence that concludes their paragraph. Finish your paragraph. Don ’ t leave us hanging - complete your paragraph! It is important to bring your ideas/opinion to a close.

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Concluding Sentences

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  1. Concluding Sentences Finish it!

  2. Learning Target • Concluding paragraphs • TSWBAT write a final sentence that concludes their paragraph

  3. Finish your paragraph • Don’t leave us hanging - complete your paragraph! • It is important to bring your ideas/opinion to a close. • Without a conclusion the reader is left wondering what to do next.

  4. Concluding Sentence: • Basically, to write a concluding sentence, restate your topic sentence with different phrasing. FIND A NEW WAY TO SAY IT! • Add a transition to your conclusion (EXAMPLES: In conclusion, as a result, finally, to conclude, eventually, at last) • DO NOT end with “this is why…” or “these are the reasons…”

  5. Examples. • Since Alfonso is constantly worrying about his appearance, readers can conclude he is insecure about his looks. • As a result, the most exciting part of the story is when Billy drinks the almond tasting tea, making it the climax.

  6. PRACTICE • Topic sentence: • Example 1: In “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl, the landlady is best described as manipulative. • Write a concluding sentence with a transition! • Example 2: The protagonist, Billy Weaver, is characterized as oblivious in Roald Dahl’s “The Landlady.” • Write a concluding sentence with a transition!

  7. These are the reasons why… • On that note, a reminder that starting your paper with “This paragraph is going to be about…” is totally unacceptable. • If you have to explain what you are going to write about, before you write it, something is wrong. • NEVER use any of the following phrases in your writing: • These are the reasons why… • Here are some reasons why… • This is why… • Those reasons are all why…

  8. And just a reminder… • AVOID 1ST AND 2ND PERSON!! • 1st = I, we, us, me, my, our, etc. • 2nd = you • We are not having a conversation, you are writing a formal, academic piece of writing. • Alternatives: • Readers can conclude… • One will make an inference while…

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