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Concluding Paragraph Construction (Writing's "End Game")

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What's the most effective way to structure the closing section of an essay?

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Have you struggled with finding what to say and how much to say to conclude your essays? What's the most effective way to structure the closing section of an essay?

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Many writers have the most trouble finding what to say and how much to say to support a position, but a surprising amount of students will reach a new threshold they find hard to cross once they do--a threshold they did not anticipate: closing the essay well. This can be likened to chess, in that you might have the best possible strategy up until the End Game, but without a specific End Game strategy, all your intelligence and hard work will at-best lead to a stalemate.

Many teachers will tell you to "sum it up," but that is usually vague (and thus, unhelpful) advice. How much good does ...

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