Creating a conclusion for your project

The conclusion should reflect what you have presented about the topic.

It is a final analysis, knowing that the reader or listener
has all the information you have provided.

Instructions Check below to see lists of what a conclusion should include as well as what you should avoid in a conclusion.

What to include in your conclusion

Purpose of the conclusion: to give your project a sense of completeness.

Keep in mind :  The conclusion is often what the listener or reader remembers best.   



In your conclusion, do the following:

re-state your thesis               

re-emphasize why your points are important               

make brief concluding remarks about the points you made

state results, consequences, a call to action, or perhaps a warning             

show how all your points fit together

show how your information has importance to the world

suggest possible future considerations               

make a strong, definite final statement

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What to avoid in your conclusion

In your conclusion, DO NOT do the following:

bringing up new information or ideas               

make an statement  that is not supported or backed up

downplaying points you made earlier                               

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Links to more information:

Literacy Education Online: Strategies for writing a conclusion

TCleveland State University Writing Center : Introductions and conclusions

Academy of the Arts: Strategies for writing a conclusion

   

copyright 2006 Carolyn Jackson