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B SUMMING IT UP
A CONCLUSION is the sentence that brings your paragraph to an end.
It “wraps it up” for your reader. Here are a few ways to write a good
CONCLUSION:
• Tell your main idea in different words
• Ask a question about the main idea
• Leave readers with a mystery
• Make a personal comment
Remember a CONCLUSION never adds new information.
EXAMPLE Here is a paragraph with 3 different CONCLUSIONS.
Planning a surprise birthday party can be very tricky.
First, you must keep it a secret. Also, your guests must
arrive early so they can hide. Don’t forget to hide the
presents too.
1. The main idea in different words:
You must be very clever to plan a surprise party!
2. A question about the main idea:
Could you keep a secret like this?
3. Make a personal comment:
I am an expert at planning surprise parties!
YOUR
TURN Choose a good CONCLUSION for this paragraph.
My cousin, Luke, is a very good artist. He a. Luke’s sister is named Kim.
paints beautiful pictures. Luke also makes b. L uke will be a famous artist
objects out of clay. He wants to go to art
school in Paris. one day.
c. Luke enjoys drawing with
colored pencils.
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A CONCLUSION is the sentence that brings your paragraph to an end.
It “wraps it up” for your reader. Here are a few ways to write a good
CONCLUSION:
• Tell your main idea in different words
• Ask a question about the main idea
• Leave readers with a mystery
• Make a personal comment
Remember a CONCLUSION never adds new information.
EXAMPLE Here is a paragraph with 3 different CONCLUSIONS.
Planning a surprise birthday party can be very tricky.
First, you must keep it a secret. Also, your guests must
arrive early so they can hide. Don’t forget to hide the
presents too.
1. The main idea in different words:
You must be very clever to plan a surprise party!
2. A question about the main idea:
Could you keep a secret like this?
3. Make a personal comment:
I am an expert at planning surprise parties!
YOUR
TURN Choose a good CONCLUSION for this paragraph.
My cousin, Luke, is a very good artist. He a. Luke’s sister is named Kim.
paints beautiful pictures. Luke also makes b. L uke will be a famous artist
objects out of clay. He wants to go to art
school in Paris. one day.
c. Luke enjoys drawing with
colored pencils.
Unit 4. ORGANIZATION ✷ 43
