2. Essay Conclusion Your Light at the End of the Essay Tunnel!

3. Conclusion Needs to do Things:

4. Touch Back!

5. Touch Back The FIRST sentence of your conclusion needs to RESTATE THE THESIS in a different way To do this, look back to your thesis in the introduction and think of how to reword it Keep your Bing, Bang, and Boom in the same order – just change the wording

6. Look to the Future!

7. Look to the Future Make a prediction about the future

8. Go to the Heart!

9. Go to the Heart Go to the of the matter What difference does it all make? Why should the reader care?

10. End with a Zinger!

11. End with a Zinger This is the final statement that leaves the reader thinking (he just read a fantastic conclusion that is making him think!)

12. Conclusion Touch Back Look to the Future Go the the Heart End with a Zinger!

13. Great Conclusion In conclusion, all sophomores should know to challenge themselves, maintain good work/study habits, and get a head start on college tests. All these things will aid the sophomore in the future and allow him to proudly display his achievements through high school. Knowing this beforehand will allow him to make good choices throughout high school, not just his sophomore year.

14. Great Conclusion In conclusion, all sophomores should know to challenge themselves, maintain good work/study habits, and get a head start on college tests. All these things will aid the sophomore in the future and allow him to proudly display his achievements through high school. Knowing this beforehand will allow him to make good choices throughout high school, not just his sophomore year. Transition

15. Great Conclusion In conclusion, all sophomores should know to challenge themselves, maintain good work/study habits, and get a head start on college tests. All these things will aid the sophomore in the future and allow him to proudly display his achievements through high school. Knowing this beforehand will allow him to make good choices throughout high school, not just his sophomore year. Restate Thesis Transition

16. Great Conclusion In conclusion, all sophomores should know to challenge themselves, maintain good work/study habits, and get a head start on college tests. All these things will aid the sophomore in the future and allow him to proudly display his achievements through high school. Knowing this beforehand will allow him to make good choices throughout high school, not just his sophomore year. Restate Thesis Transition Look to the Future

17. Great Conclusion In conclusion, all sophomores should know to challenge themselves, maintain good work/study habits, and get a head start on college tests. All these things will aid the sophomore in the future and allow him to proudly display his achievements through high school. Knowing this beforehand will allow him to make good choices throughout high school, not just his sophomore year. Restate Thesis Transition Look to the Future Go to the Heart