1. The Conclusion Paragraph Minnis 2012

2. Pop Quiz-Week 4 1.A __________sentence is the first sentence in a body paragraph. 2.S_ _-t_ _ _ _ s are used in the body paragraphs they are support ideas that focus on the Main topic of the essay. 3.What are the 3 parts that go into a body paragraph?

3. Pop Quiz Answers 1.A topic sentence is the first sentence in a body paragraph. 2.Sub-topics are used in the body paragraphs they are support ideas that focus on the Main topic of the essay. 3.What are the 3 parts that go into a body paragraph? Topic sentence, evidence, commentary-your thoughts, ideas that go with part 1 and 2

4. Free Write-7 minutes 1.What is the best ending to a book or movie you have experienced? What made it great? 2.What is the worst ending to a book or movie you have experienced? What made it awful?

5. The conclusion paragraph in an essay of literary analysis functions as follows: It finishes off the essay and tells the reader where the writer has brought them. It restates the thesis and contains echoes of the introduction and body paragraphs without listing the points covered in the essay. It creates a broader implication of the ideas discussed and answers the questions: so what? Or why do we care?

6. Anatomy of the Conclusion: The conclusion begins with a restatement of the thesis, not a repetition, and gradually widens toward a final, broad statement of implication. Borrows from the body paragraphs, without being flatly repetitive or listing points already covered. Creates echoes of the introduction and body paragraphs to reinforce analysis/ ideas. Moves outward with a statement that relates the thesis to a broader implication so the reader can see the analytical focus in a larger perspective or application.

7. Strategies for Composing Conclusions: Strike a note of hope or despair. Give a symbolic or powerful detail/fact. Create an analogy that relates your topic to a larger implication. Give an especially compelling example. Use a meaningful quotation. (If you used a meaningful quotation in your introduction, refer back to this quote and tie it in with your overall analysis.)

8. Recommend a course of action without being “preachy.” Echo the language and approach of the introduction. Reference and make meaning of the title of the work you are analyzing.

9. Consider the following checklist when writing a conclusion: Avoid first-person point of view, abstract/vague language, poor diction, and slang. Avoid simply repeating the thesis and/or listing the main points. Don’t conclude more than you reasonably can from the evidence you have presented. Echo the language and ideas from your introduction and body paragraphs.

10. New Endings? You will work in teams of three. Try to work with different people than in previous group work, so that they get different points of view. Pick a movie or book that had a terrible ending The team will reconsider the ending. What ending style would have made it better? Rewrite the ending, be prepared to share