4) Graceful Termination
Graceful termination is achieved when all the materials of the conclusion are smoothly woven together and satisfactorily rounded off.
➢ It is a written answer to the original question.
2.The contents for the concluding section
➢ 1) Summing up ➢ 2) Statement of Conclusions ➢ 3) Statement of Recommendations ➢ 4) Graceful Termination
Quotation
Example
David Werner, author of, Where There Is No Doctor,
notes that, “Only when the people themselves become actively responsible for their own and their community’s health, can important changes take place.” This should be the mantra of every public health agency when looking at making improvements in common health problems. Unless a community understands the importance of the intervention and takes responsibility for transformation, no long-lasting changes will be made.
3. Concluding a paper techniques
Some ways to enhance a conclusion are to include a…
Prediction Recommendation Quotation
A Prediction
A prediction talks about what might happen in the future. A prediction can be a good way to finish your essay. It can make your reader think about the possible results of your thesis statement.
Thesis Statement
Prediction
Example
A program to reforest parts of Haiti is urgently needed.
Finally, the importance of beginning a program to reforest
parts of Haiti will be an important step in making this
2) Statement of Conclusions
Conclusions are convictions based on evidence. If the author gives conclusions, he should make certain that they follow logically the date actually presented in the main body of the paper and that they agree with whatever he may have promised to prove in the introduction.
present state of survival.
A prediction is used to make the
reader think about possible results
of ton
A recommendation is often used by a writer after he/she has discussed a problem in an essay. A recommendation can be used to suggest a solution or call the readers to do something about the problem in the essay.
How to Write a Good Conclusion
Personal Information
Contents
1 What is a conclusion? 2 The contents for the concluding section 3 Concluding a paper techniques
The above stated points in 1)—3) would promote coherence. But the author should be warned against duplicating large portions of the introduction in the conclusion: verbatim repetition is boring, creating a false unity, and is no compliment to the reader’s attentiveness.
If the author includes a summary, he should make certain that he actually summarizes, with due emphasis, the principal information in the main body of the paper and he includes only materials that appeared earlier in expanded form.
Recommendation
Example
As we have seen, international students face a number of difficulties when coming to a new country to study. However, problems such as culture-shock and the language barrier can be lessened before a student comes to the new country through preparation. If you are considering going to school in another country, you should begin learning about the culture, customs, and history of your host nation. Also, you should be sure that you are proficient in the national language or be sure to sign up for language classes once you are there.
3) Statement of Recommendations
Recommendations, at least formal ones, appear less frequently in conventional scientific papers than in, for example, technical reports.
A recommendation is used to suggest a solution to a problem.
“A Quotation”
A relevant quotation can bring good closure to your essay, especially if the quotation is from an expert on the topic in your composition.
1.What is a conclusion
➢ The conclusion is the last paragraph in your paper. A conclusion completes the paper and reemphasizes your thesis statement or main ideas.
country more economically self-sufficient. Without such a
program in place, the people of this country will continue to
destroy their natural resources for fuel in order to salvage their
1) Summing up
Summing up is likely to be the major function in a purely information paper, in which formal conclusions or recommendations usually have no place.
A quotation from an expert can be used to add credibility to a writer’s position.
If the author includes recommendations, he should make certain that they follow logically the date and conclusions presented earlier, and do not dangle as proposal that he thinks are good but for which he has given no supporting evidence.