English 9
Mrs. Sharp/Ms. Edwards
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Macbeth Essay
Conclusion Paragraph Graphic Organizer
PART I: CONNECT back to HOOK
Go back to your introduction paragraph and look at the hook you selected to open your essay. Use your hook as
inspiration for a topic sentence to your conclusion paragraph. Write the first sentence of your conclusion
paragraph on the line below.
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PART II: RESTATEMENT of the THESIS
Go back to your Introductory Paragraph Organizer and look at your Thesis Statement. Use this space to restate
your Thesis Statement, but in a different way.
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Checklist
_____ Did you include the main idea of the essay?
_____ Did you include the 3 main points that you discussed in the body?
_____ Did you make sure that you worded it a different way?
PART III: WRAPPING IT UP
Pick ONE of the following questions to answer to help you bring your essay to a close and wrap up all ideas.
______ Who cares about this issue? (Who might be affected by the information that you presented in your essay?)
______ So what? Meaning: Why does this issue matter still today?
______ How is Shakespeare still relevant in today’s society? What does your essay prove about this?
Now, reword the question to come up with a 1-2 sentence statement that you might use at the end of your essay.
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Sample Conclusion Paragraphs
EXAMPLE #1
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has remained popular for over 150 years because it addresses a basic question with
which many people still struggle --- Is financial success more important than kindness? The story answers this question
by showing that financial success offers no guarantee of happiness and love, but kindness brings many rewards. If
society today would take this lesson seriously, all would benefit.
1. Connect to the introduction/Hook:
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has remained popular for over 150 years because it addresses a basic
question with which many people still struggle---the relative value of financial success and kindness.
2. Restate the thesis in different words:
The play answers this question by showing that financial success offers no guarantee of happiness and love, but
kindness brings many rewards.
3. End with something to make the reader think. (Who cares? So what? How is this relevant?):
If society today would take this lesson seriously, all would benefit.
EXAMPLE #2
The search for what makes a life meaningful will continue to fascinate mankind. While some look for meaning in
adventure and some seek it in wealth, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol seems to say that life’s purpose can be found
in treating others with thoughtfulness and respect. Such kindness and generosity will repay the giver many times over
with a life full of value and meaning.
1. Connect to the introduction/Hook:
The search for what makes a life meaningful will continue to fascinate mankind.
2. Restate thesis and main points:
While some look for meaning in adventure and some seek it in wealth, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol seems
to say that life’s purpose can be found in treating others with thoughtfulness and respect.
3. End with something to make the reader think. (Who cares? So what? How is this relevant?):
Such kindness and generosity will repay the giver many times over with a life full of value and meaning.