conclusion & topic sentence tutorial
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Writing an Advanced Topic and Conclusion Sentence
for an essay
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A topic sentence tells you who or what the paragraph it is introducing you to. It requires a:topic and amain point
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Normal Topic Sentence
“Nathan Hale had a very normal young life.”
Our topic is: Nathan HaleOur main point is: his normal young life
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An advanced topic sentence is a topic sentence that gives you a idea of what the main point is about, but doesn’t directly tell you.
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Advanced Topic Sentence
Nathan Hale was born in Coventry, Connecticut, 1755.
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Nathan Hale is the topic
was born in Coventry, Connecticut, 1755.Is the main point. This tells us that the essay is not yet about his active service but about his younger life.
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A conclusion sentence is a “Big so what”It says this is “What I just told you” and this is why it is important.
A even better conclusion sentence gives you the “Big so What,” but also tells transitions to the next paragraph
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Conclusion Sentence
George Washington led his army to victory, and this is what made our Country win the war.
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George Washington who this paragraph is aboutled his army to victorySays what we told them in the paragraph
and this is what made our country win the war.Is the big so what, that is why it is important
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An advanced conclusion sentence would be a sentence that says only what the next paragraph is about, but some how tells your brain, that the paragraph is over.It could even be multiple sentences
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He was taken captive September 21, 1776.
In a paragraph that is about Nathan Hale going behind enemy lines and spying, a good conclusion would be:
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His captivity and death are the topics of the next paragraph, in the context if gives a sense of finality but doesn’t say specifically “This Paragraph is Over!”