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ENG 101/104--Gathering ideas for concluding

The conclusion concisely summarizes key ideas and arguments presented without being redundant. Remember your final thoughts should challenge the reader to think more about the issue.

Questions:

  • Have you provided a conclusion that incorporates and relates to the information provided?
  • Have you provided the reader with "food for thought?"

ENG 101/104--Gathering Ideas for Concluding (Cause and Effect)

The conclusion of an essay identifies broader ideas that emerge from the presentation of facts and provides an overarching analysis of those facts. When wrapping-up your essay be sure to provide the reader with some intellectual nourishment or "food for thought."

ENG 101/104Analyzing Problems (Adapted from the Elder & Paul Critical Thinking Model) (Cause and Effect)

Point of view is literally "the place" from which you view something. It includes what you are looking at and the way you are seeing it.

  • How are you looking at this situation? Is there another way to look at it that you should consider?
  • What exactly are you focused on? And how are you seeing it?
  • Is your view the only reasonable view? What does your point of view ignore?
  • Have you studied viewpoints that seriously challenge your personal beliefs?

Implications are claims or truths that logically follow from other claims or truths. Implications follow from thoughts. Consequences follow from actions.

  • If you decide to do "X", what things might happen?
  • If you decide not to do "X", what things might happen?
  • What are you implying when you say that ... ?
  • What is likely to happen if you do this versus that?

ENG 101/104--Wrapping Up (Cause and Effect 2)

The conclusion concisely summarizes key ideas and analyses discussed in the body of the paper. After briefly reiterating supporting evidence without being redundant, provide the reader with some intellectual nourishment or "food for thought" upon which to reflect. One strategy for doing so is to identify broader ideas that emerge from the evidence and overarching analysis presented.

Questions

  • How can the problem be concisely summarized?
  • How can the main points of the argument be concisely summarized?
  • What intellectual curiosity or question is the reader left to ponder?

ENG 101--Conclusion (Argumentative)

The conclusion of an argumentative paper concisely summarizes key ideas and arguments. After summarizing the key point of your argument, be sure to provide the reader with some "food for thought."

Questions

  • What are the key points that will leave a lasting impression?
  • How can the reader help to resolve the problem or address the issue?
  • What intellectual curiosity is the reader left to ponder?

ENG 101--Gathering Ideas for Concluding (Informational)

The conclusion of an essay identifies broader ideas that emerge from the presentation of facts and provides an overarching analysis of those facts. When wrapping-up your essay be sure to provide the reader with some intellectual nourishment or "food for thought."

Questions:

  1. Have you linked ideas within and across categories?
  2. Have you provided a conclusion that incorporates and relates to the information provided?

ENG 101--Finding Solution (Informational)

Make your decision:

  • select a solution based on previously identified evaluation criteria
  • propose a plan of action identifying what to do and how to do it

Provide concluding comments:

  • briefly restate the problem and solution

ENG 101 Wrapping Up (Framing)

The conclusion links to the thesis statement and briefly restates the main points of your analysis without being a verbatim summation.  In addition, the conclusion provides a sense of closure that enables the reader to relate your analysis to the real world.  Succinctly stated, provide the reader with some intellectual nourishment or "food for thought."

Consider these questions:

  • Does the conclusion embody the thesis statement?
  • Does the conclusion reflect the logical progression of the analysis provided?
  • Does the evidence presented support the conclusion?
  • Does the conclusion provide take-away points?

ENG 104--Concluding (Wrapping Up)

When concluding your essay it is important to:

  • restate and rephrase the thesis
  • summarize and review the main points
  • offer final thoughts and present new questions for the reader to ponder

ENG 101/104--Where to find ideas about how to conclude your essay

Reading investigative news stories or exposés and editorials from newspapers can provide inspiration or possible ideas for writing a good conclusion.  Below is a list of newspaper sources where you can find these type of articles.

ENG 104--Wrapping Up (Cause and Effect 3)

The conclusion identifies broader ideas that emerge from the presentation of facts and provides an overarching analysis of those facts.  Conclude by:

  • restating and rephrasing the thesis
  • summarizing and reviewing the main points
  • identifying and addressing differing or alternative viewpoints
  • offering final thoughts

Remember to wrap-up by providing the reader with some intellectual nourishment or "food for thought."

ENG 104--Analyzing Problems (Adapted from Elder & Paul Critical Thinking Model) (Cause and Effect 3)

Point of view is literally "the place" from which one views something.  It includes what is being looked at and the way it is being seen.

  • How are you looking at this situation?  Is there another way to look at it that you should consider?
  • What exactly are you focused on?  And how are you seeing it?
  • Is your view the only reasonable view?  What does your point of view ignore?
  • Have you studied viewpoints that seriously challenge your personal beliefs?

Implications are claims or truths that logically follow from other claims or truths.  Implications follow from thoughts.  Consequences follow from actions.

  • If you decide to do "X", what things might happen?
  • If you decide not to do "X", what things might happen?
  • What are you implying when you say that ... ?
  • What is likely to happen if you do this versus that?