"A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." - from Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry Medal Acceptance Speech

Monday, October 1, 2012

Conclusion notes 807


Conclusions (807)
-          Strong ending – connects the text to herself; expresses her strong feelings and thoughts about the character
-          Other ways to end conclusions: use metaphor/simile/symbolism; return to an anecdote or example used earlier; personal experience; connect to the real world; use a quotation that you already incorporated
-          Simple yet strong word choice
-          Focus on one major theme and elaborate
-          You can bring together different perspectives on the topic; compare/contrast
-          Go deeper into the thesis/focus; include new understanding or knowledge – deeper discoveries
-          Don’t ramble or be repetitive; don’t go off topic; don’t just summarize; don’t give new examples from the text and make the conclusion a body paragraph
-          Do connect back to previous ideas and details 

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