Conclusions

Good writers make connections and you want to make those connections as well. One way to do that is to relate information that you put into your introduction into your conclusion. For example, you want to mention that important fact or interesting question from your introduction in to your conlusion.

Things you have to do in a conclusion:

1. Relate everything back to your controlling idea
2. Summarize your book
3. Explain to the reader what they should have learned
4. Clarify and restate your fact/question from the introduction.
5. Leave the reader wanting more.

Use the color coding to help you find the similarities between the introduction and the conclusion.

Introduction:

In the 1930's Ed Rickenbacker invented the electric guitar, changing the way we would listen to music forever. As rock and roll (a mixture of different kinds of music) often uses an electric guitar, it could be said that this instrument helped to shape the genre of music into what it has become today. Throughout the course of this book, you will learn about the importance of rock and roll and how it has changed throughout the ages

Conclusion:

Throughout the course of this book, we have learned that rock and roll is more than just music and we have seen how it has shaped the American culture. When Ed Rickenbacker invented the electric guitar, little did he know how important his invention would become. From that moment on, rock and roll took a new turn. Where will rock and roll go next?

• Relating back to my interesting fact.
• Instead of telling the reader what the will be learning, now we tell them what they have learned!
• Leave the reader wanting more. Do not confuse that with leaving the reader with questions. Your goal is to make your reader want to find out more information about your topic. Remember, your topic is only as interesting as you make it.