Conclusions

1. Conclusions

2. Conclusions: Warm-up What is a finale? What should it contain? In your groups: Talk about how finales link to conclusions in papers.

3. Conclusion

4. Conclusions Defined • Difficult to write • Frame thoughts and bridge ideas • Chance to have the last wordfinal say on issues raised • Go beyond the confines of assignmentmake connections, elaborate on findings • Make the reader glad they read • Return to themes • Synthesize don’t summarize • Provocative insight • Course of action • Broader implications

5. Criteria of a Conclusion

6. Speeches • In conclusion. . . • In closing. . .

7. Things to Avoid • Beginning with overused phrases such as in conclusion, in summary, in closing • Stating thesis first time in conclusion • Introducing new topic or subtopic • Ending with a rephrased thesis statement without changes • Making emotional appeals that are not in character with the rest of the paper. • Including evidence that should have been in body paragraph

8. Good Conclusion

9. Another Good Conclusion and Paper • Argument Paper • What causes people to become serial killers? • Causes • Characteristics • Violent Society • Family Atmosphere • Destructive Mentality • Mentally Ill • Biological Reasons • Alcohol • Conclusion • Call to arms • Reaffirm main point • End on an interesting note

10. Bad Conclusion • That’s my story and I am sticking to itjust restates thesis and is very short. It does not push the idea forward. • “Sherlock Holmes” conclusionStating the thesis for the first time in conclusion. You may want to “wow” the reader at the end as if your paper is a Sherlock Holmes mystery. • We shall overcome conclusion Heartfelt but out of character with the rest of the paper • “Grab Bag” ConclusionThiskind of conclusion includes extra information that the writer found or thought of but couldn’t integrate into the main paper. You may find it hard to leave out details that you discovered after hours of research and thought, but adding random facts and bits of evidence at the end of an otherwise-well-organized essay can just create confusion. Label it!!!! • In conclusion, Frederick Douglas was, as we have seen, a pioneer in American education, proving that education was a major force for social change in regard to slavery. • Because of the efforts of fine Americans like Frederick Douglass, countless others have seen the shining beacon of light that is education. His example was a torch that lit the way for others. Frederick Douglass was truly an American hero. • In addition to being an educational pioneer, Frederick Douglass provides an interesting case study for masculinity in the American South. He also offers historians an interesting glimpse into slave resistance when he confronts Covey, the overseer. His relationships with female relatives reveal the importance of family in the slave community. • (After a paper that lists numerous incidents from the book but never says what these incidents reveal about Douglass and his views on education): So, as the evidence above demonstrates, Douglass saw education as a way to undermine the slaveholders’ power and also an important step toward freedom.

11. Create a conclusion • Paper: Influences of technology • Sacrifices Made for the Love of Technology • Each paragraph has an argument and counter argument • In your groups, create a conclusion for the paper.

12. Conclusion Unveiled Read the conclusion. Was it similar to your own?

13. Create Conclusions for your Own Papers • Have your group members check for • Closing sentence • Main points • Purpose

14. Homework Put papers together for rough draft tomorrow 80-85% done Papers due on THURSDAY