Good Endings
The Conclusion
Re-state the thesis
Using different words
Choose an appropriate
ending strategy that matches
your lead in strategy
Final, concluding statement
that clearly brings
the essay to an end.
Putting the conclusion together
– Re-state your thesis in different words
– Choose an ending strategy that’s appropriate
for your topic.
» Summarize your main points OR give a
recommendation OR make a prediction
OR come full circle OR use a quotation.
Things to avoid
• Don’t change your stance!
• Avoid tired expressions
– In conclusion, to conclude, in summary
• Don’t lecture or sermonize
• Don’t say, “As I have stated above…”
A good conclusion
• Now that you have learned the fabulous “Teacher Suck-up
Method,” you too can improve your grades by getting your
instructors to know you by name and see you as a real
person who needs their help to succeed. By coming to
classes on time, sitting up front, asking your teachers about
their day, taking notes, asking questions, being polite, and
visiting your instructors after class, you will influence
them to give you a higher grade. Your instructors will
remember who you are and believe you have really tried
hard. The “Teacher Suck-up Method” really works. Try it.
You will definitely see real improvement in your grades.
Another good conclusion
• Good friends are a true blessing, and friends turned enemy
can destroy all our happiness with their betrayals of our
trust. As William Blake says in his poem, we tell our
friends when we are angry and that makes their anger go
away before it can do any harm. Keeping open lines of
communication is essential in every relationship. Maybe if
we checked regularly with our friends to make sure we
have not done anything to anger them, even if it was by
mistake, we might keep their friendship and keep them
from becoming enemy friends.