If you see phrases such as in conclusion or this is my paper about, you know you're about to read a poorly worded conclusion. A tip sheet, the fifth resource in a series of handouts to improve writing, helps scholars craft better conclusions. By reading the sheet, individuals learn the importance of ending a paper properly, strategies for crafting conclusions effectively, and elements to avoid.

Concepts

research writing, essay writing, concluding paragraphs, conclusions, concluding statements

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Take conclusions from papers written by members of the class and work together to make them better
• Ask learners to write at least two conclusions for an essay, and then meet with partners to determine which conclusion is stronger

Classroom Considerations

• Print the tip sheet to hand out as needed or to have scholars include in their writing notebooks

Pros

• Includes hyperlinks to other resources to encourage further exploration
• Provides examples of each strategy (good and bad) to make the meaning clear

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.9-10.4 W.9-10.5 W.11-12.4 W.11-12.5