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.
 Without a conclusion the reader is left wondering
what to do next.
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…”
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.
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!
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…
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…