Conclusion - checklist
The major points to bear in mind when planning, writing and editing the topic sentence of your conclusion should be:
- Does it distil the essence of the preceding paragraphs?
- Does it whet the reader's appetite for the remainder of the text?
In the concluding paragraph, the elaboration will tend to be successful to the extent that it ...
- ... is a dynamic continuation of the body of the text;
- ... expresses personal conclusions.
The climax sentence should ...
- ... be striking and memorable;
- ... end on a communicatively important and positive note.