INTRODUCTIONS & CONCLUSIONS

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BROAD STATEMENT

MORE SPECIFIC STATEMENT

EVEN MORE SPECIFIC STATEMENT

YOUR THESIS

INTRO STRATEGIES--CAPTURE ATTENTION!PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFOREVIEW THE LITERATURESHORT NARRATIVE OR ANECDOTE

SURPRISING STATSDEFINE KEY TERMS OR SUBJECTS

USE QUOTES

INTRO-DON’TS!

APOLOGIZEREPEAT THE PAPER’S TITLE TO TAKE UP SPACE (UNLESS IT’S PART OF A QUOTED LINE)

DEFINE TERMS THAT WOULD BE FAMILIAR TO YOUR AUDIENCE

BEGIN WITH A TRITE PHRASE FROM THE DAWN OF TIMEIN TODAY’S MODERN WORLD

CONCLUSIONS

SIGNAL THAT YOU ARE ENDINGYOU CAN:

SUMMARIZECALL TO ACTIONEXPLAIN THE IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR THESIS ORE RESEARCH

MAKE A FINAL STATEMENT ABOUT YOUR THESIS

INCLUDE A CLINCHER OR QUOTE

CONCLUDE-DON’TS!

APOLOGIZEASK QUESTIONSBRING UP COMPLETELY NEW IDEASCHANGE YOUR STYLE OF WRITINGCONTRADICT YOUR THESIS OR YOUR PAPER

MAKE EXAGGERATED CLAIMSRESTATE YOUR INTRO OR THESIS WORD FOR WORD--YOU CAN PARAPHRASE OR SUMMARIZE!