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This document discusses different types of conclusions for essays. It describes the embedded conclusion, which is the last paragraph of the body in a narrative essay. It also discusses the retrospective conclusion, which looks back on a narrative or history presented in the essay. The reflective conclusion allows for broader thoughts on themes and insights from writing. Finally, it covers the projective conclusion, which is well-suited for research papers and some narratives, projecting potential implications into the future. Examples are provided for each type of conclusion.
making conclusion
- 1. LESSON 6: MAKING CONCLUSION APRIL ANNE B. PANGAN
- 2. The term conclusion comes from the latin clauders, “TO CLOSE”
- 4. The Embedded Conclusion In some cases, especially with a narrative essay that tells a personal story in chronological order, the conclusion can be the last paragraph of the body.
- 5. Example: I am now studying English in an ESL class at Cabrillo College. I know this is not the last leg of my journey, for I have a lot more to learn about American idioms and phrasing. However, even as I struggle, I feel more confidence than ever before. I am so far getting “A” grades on all my written assignments. Still, I will always feel cautious, like I am walking on egg shells, as I try to use a language that is so different from the one I was born into in a land faraway.
- 6. The Retrospective Conclusion For a narrative essay, or for any essay that uses chronology or traces an historic movement, you may want to consider the retrospective conclusion.
- 7. EXAMPLE: Ten years ago, I would never have believed that I would be living in the United States and using English to buy groceries and make new friends. I would have fainted at the thought of writing professional documents in the English language. Nonetheless, here I am, writing an English essay in my first college English class and expecting to receive an “A.” Time will tell how far my English studies will take me.
- 8. The Reflective Conclusion The reflective conclusion is similar to the retrospective kind, but it allows a broader train of thought as one considers the various themes, lessons, or insights that have emerged from the essay writing experience.
- 9. EXAMPLE: In choosing to approach life’s challenges from a passive position, many teens see their bad choices as a result of their circumstances. Whether it’s an unwanted pregnancy, a drug addiction, or an abusive relationship, girls especially can make excuses so that they don’t have to change. I wish I could tell them that they don’t have to be imprisoned by their past choices—it’s never too late to take charge of your destiny.
- 10. The Projective Conclusion This type of conclusion works especially well for research papers but can be used for most expository essays and some narrative ones as well.
- 11. EXAMPLE: A crisis continues to brew in our school systems where it is no longer the case of just bullies turning to serial violence. As we saw in the Columbine shootings, even victims of chronic bullying, in an attempt to fight back and regain some power or dignity, are taking up arms and gunning down their classmates. Case after case shows us that criminal violence amongst school-aged children in America is not limited to just males or pinned to any one ethnicity or socioeconomic class. It is a crisis of the generation gap increased by rapidly changing technology and a lack of real communication. Unless we start talking to each other, more of our youth will die, and children will be safer on the streets than they are in the schoolyard.
- 12. THANK YOU