CONCLUSIONS

REFLECTION

• An effective way to write an expository conclusion
• is to draw an insightful reflection in the last few sentences

CONCRETE REFLECTION

• An object (person, place, thing, song, phrase)
• is mentioned toward the beginning of the paper.
• It is mentioned again in the conclusion to bring
• the piece together.

EXAMPLE:

• Prompt: Write an essay about a good coach you have had.
• Be sure to include why you think he/she is a good coach.

If the Intro was:
I put a whistle around my coach's neck because she is the best coach I ever had.

The concrete reflection could refer back to the whistle:
Ex. If more coaches were like my favorite coach, they would have a pile of whistles at their houses.

ABSTRACT REFLECTION

• The author wants to make the conclusion memorable.
• The author ends the paper by:
• pondering a life-lesson
• giving the reader something to think about in the future

EXAMPLE:

• Prompt: Write about your
• favorite sport and explain
• why it is popular.

Abstract Reflection Conclusion:
It could be argued that people in the U.S. have turned their attention to my favorite sport, soccer, for the right or wrong reasons. Either way, it has become an extremely popular
sport.