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In summary, we dont really know where the first
Americans came from. They probably came from a
lot of different places.
We may never know how or when the first Americans
arrived in the Western Hemisphere. It seems
likely that they came in waves by different
routes from different places. They probably came
by land over the Bering land bridge. They
probably also came by boat or raft from the
islands of the Pacific, from Europe, and maybe
from Australia. America has been a melting pot of
different peoples for tens of thousands of years.
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This conclusion summarizes the history of the
settling of the Western Hemisphere, tells why the
information is important, and leaves a strong
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In summary, we dont really know where the first
Americans came from. They probably came from a
lot of different places.
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This conclusion begins with unnecessary words,
does not summarize the information effectively,
and does not leave readers with a strong final
impression.
We may never know how or when the first Americans
arrived in the Western Hemisphere. It seems
likely that they came in waves by different
routes from different places. They probably came
by land over the Bering land bridge. They
probably also came by boat or raft from the
islands of the Pacific, from Europe, and maybe
from Australia. America has been a melting pot of
different peoples for tens of thousands of years.
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• sum up the ideas you have developed
• follow logically from what has gone before
• leave the reader with something to think about

A successful conclusion should not

• introduce new facts, ideas, or arguments
• repeat the introduction
• be a listing of information that was presented
• include words like in conclusion or to
  summarize

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• Summarize the Major Points

• Issue a Call to Action

• State the Significance

• Ask a Question

• Make a Prediction

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Restate the main idea to reinforce the topic in
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This restatement leaves readers with a strong
final idea that will be easy to remember.
We will never again see the wild, tumultuous,
untamed Mississippi of the early 1800s. It has
been forever crippled by locks, dams, dredging,
and levees. Few people know the history of this
river, but those who do realize what it once was,
and they mourn the loss of this great rivers
vitality and the life it supported.
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summarizing the major points of what youve
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The aldermen are right to be concerned about
transportation in our region, but their focus
should not be on roads and bridges for cars. We
need to look toward expanding and modernizing our
public transportation. I urge everyone who is
concerned about the future to support the mayors
proposal to expand our train and bus system. Let
your aldermen know that this critical element of
our regions transportation system should not and
cannot be ignored.
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Issue a Call to Action
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conclusion, especially in persuasive writing.
The aldermen are right to be concerned about
transportation in our region, but their focus
should not be on roads and bridges for cars. We
need to look toward expanding and modernizing our
public transportation. I urge everyone who is
concerned about the future to support the mayors
proposal to expand our train and bus system. Let
your aldermen know that this critical element of
our regions transportation system should not and
cannot be ignored.
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Issue a Call to Action
Write a call to action to lend energy to a
conclusion, especially in persuasive writing.
The aldermen are right to be concerned about
transportation in our region. But their focus
should not be on roads and bridges for cars. We
need to look toward expanding and modernizing our
public transportation. I urge everyone who is
concerned about the future to support the mayors
proposal to expand our train and bus system. Let
your aldermen know that this critical element of
our regions transportation system should not and
cannot be ignored.
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The call to action reinforces the idea of
supporting the mayors proposal to expand the
citys public transportation system.
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State the Significance
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your topic by stating its significance.
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You can effectively sum up your feelings about
your topic by stating its significance.
The woman kept her silence for all those years.
Hearing her secret, the police searched the place
that she pointed out. Bulldozers were used. So
were tools that can find hidden metal. But they
did no good. The police found nothing. If
anything, the missing crown jewels of Ireland
were more a mystery than ever. Thomas G.
Gunning, Strange Mysteries
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State the Significance
You can effectively sum up your feelings about
your topic by stating its significance.
The woman kept her silence for all those years.
Hearing her secret, the police searched the place
that she pointed out. Bulldozers were used. So
were tools that can find hidden metal. But they
did no good. The police found nothing. If
anything, the missing crown jewels of Ireland
were more a mystery than ever. Thomas G.
Gunning, Strange Mysteries
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State the Significance
You can effectively sum up your feelings about
your topic by stating its significance.
The woman kept her silence for all those years.
Hearing her secret, the police searched the place
that she pointed out. Bulldozers were used. So
were tools that can find hidden metal. But they
did no good. The police found nothing. If
anything, the missing crown jewels of Ireland
were more a mystery than ever. Thomas G.
Gunning, Strange Mysteries
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In this last statement, the writer reveals that
the mystery continues to puzzle people even today.
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Ask a Question
Ending with a question encourages your reader to
reflect on what youve said.
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Ending with a question encourages your reader to
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Being persons, then, women are citizens and no
State has a right to make any law, or to enforce
any old law, that shall abridge their privileges
or immunities. Hence, every discrimination
against women in the constitutions and laws of
the several states is today null and
void. Susan B. Anthony, A Womans Right to
Suffrage
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Ask a Question
Ending with a question encourages your reader to
reflect on what youve said.
Being persons, then, women are citizens and no
State has a right to make any law, or to enforce
any old law, that shall abridge their privileges
or immunities. Hence, every discrimination
against women in the constitutions and laws of
the several states is today null and
void. Susan B. Anthony, A Womans Right to
Suffrage
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Ask a Question
Ending with a question encourages your reader to
reflect on what youve said.
Being persons, then, women are citizens and no
State has a right to make any law, or to enforce
any old law, that shall abridge their privileges
or immunities. Hence, every discrimination
against women in the constitutions and laws of
the several states is today null and void.
Susan B. Anthony, A Womans Right to
Suffrage
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Ask a Question
Ending with a question encourages your reader to
reflect on what youve said.
Being persons, then, women are citizens and no
State has a right to make any law, or to enforce
any old law, that shall abridge their privileges
or immunities. Hence, every discrimination
against women in the constitutions and laws of
the several states is today null and void.
Susan B. Anthony, A Womans Right to
Suffrage
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The final question forces readers to answer
yes, thereby proving Anthonys argument that
women have the right to vote.
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Make a Prediction
A prediction challenges the reader to accept your
conclusions about your topic.
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Perhaps these images can play a small part in
helping us find our way home out of that long
exile from nature. But until we become much more
skilled at listening to the voices of nature in
and around us, all animals are in jeopardy.
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Perhaps these images can play a small part in
helping us find our way home out of that long
exile from nature. But until we become much more
skilled at listening to the voices of nature in
and around us, all animals are in jeopardy.
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Make a Prediction
A prediction challenges the reader to accept your
conclusions about your topic.
Perhaps these images can play a small part in
helping us find our way home out of that long
exile from nature. But until we become much more
skilled at listening to the voices of nature in
and around us, all animals are in jeopardy.
The unspeakable
tragedy is that our learning process will be too
slow to prevent some of the extraordinary animals
on these pages from being among the last
survivors of their species.
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Make a Prediction
A prediction challenges the reader to accept your
conclusions about your topic.
Perhaps these images can play a small part in
helping us find our way home out of that long
exile from nature. But until we become much more
skilled at listening to the voices of nature in
and around us, all animals are in jeopardy.
The unspeakable
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tragedy is that our learning process will be too
slow to prevent some of the extraordinary animals
on these pages from being among the last
survivors of their species.
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The prediction adds elements of urgency and
despair to the writers appeal.