Improving Your English Writing Part 4: Essay Conclusion John E. Clayton Nanjung University, Spring, 2004.

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Improving Your English Writing Part 4: Essay Conclusion John E. Clayton Nanjung University, Spring, 2004

Syllabus 01 Introduction; Student photos; Overview 02 Information cards; Punctuation; Writing processjournal 1 03 Paragraphs; Essays – structure, outline, thesis, etc.journal 2 04 No Class - National Day Holiday 05 No Class – Education Conference 06 Essays – conclusion 07 Essays – movie “The Wizard of Oz”journal 1 08 Mid-term exam 09 News writing – movie “Johnny Lingo”journal 2 10 News writing 11 Business lettersjournal 1 12 Business letters 13 Resumes journal 2 14 Resumes 15 Review for final exam 16 Final exam

Essay Self-Correction Take out the essay that you wrote for homework. Underline the thesis statement. Underline the key topic statement in each of the three supporting paragraphs. Make sure that you have included you name and student number. Your paper will now be collected.

Syllabus

The Essay Conclusion Functions of the concluding paragraph: To make one last effort to convince the reader To suggest larger implications now that the evidence has been presented To provide a satisfying sense of closure

The Essay Conclusion Make a useful quotation, analogy or comparison. Suggest specific actions that the reader should take in light of the information you've provided. Speculate about what your thesis implies for the future. Make a brief remark that sums up your feelings and main points.

Things To Avoid The unnecessary summary Only lengthy, complex papers need a conclusion that summarizes the material covered in the paper. The empty cliche "So ends the analysis of myself and the question of who am I has been answered in a brief form." The unnecessary announcement "And in conclusion, let me say...." The trite truism "And as for the future, only time will tell."

Things To Avoid The waste basket ending Do not try in the final paragraph to say everything you didn't have room for in the body of the paper. The fade-out "Researchers have so much more to discover in this area. Whatever we say now will be superseded in the near future." The wild surmise "From this we see the utter futility of ever trying to help another person." The mirror image (the most common problem) The writer merely repeats the thesis and summarizes the main points--a dull and mechanical conclusion.

Homework Assignment Use the essay that you turned-in today: Re-write the conclusion paragraph, using the suggestions in today’s lesson. Print it out again to turn-in next week.