Friday, May 15, 2009

Three Easy Steps to Writing a Conclusion

1. Restate your thesis statement

Ex. Although there were many people who affected the outcome of Romeo & Juliet, Benvolio, Mercutio, and Tybalt are most at fault.


2. Summarize your main ideas

Ex. Benvolio convinces Romeo to crash the party, Mercutio picks a fight with Tybalt and ends up dead, and Tybalt causes Romeo to avenge his murdered friend.


3. What do you want the reader to know? (Bigger Picture/Final Abstraction)

Ex. Without these three characters, Shakespeare's play...
The play would be _____Fill in the blank_____ without....

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