VWO 6 Writing an essay Class 5 (2324)

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VWO 6 - Writing Class 5

Today

Class work

- writing a conclusion

Individually

- practise writing conclusion

Lesson objectives 

• Ik weet welke onderdelen in de conclusie horen en hoe ik deze moet schrijven. 
• Ik heb geoefend met het schrijven van een conclusie. 

What is a conclusion?

The conclusion is the final paragraph of your essay. A strong conclusion should:

• Summarize the essay’s main points 
• Show why your argument matters (its significance)
• Have a strong closing sentence

How to write a conclusion?

Step 1: summarizing

• Return to your thesis
• Don’t just repeat your thesis statement—instead, try to rephrase your main point of view.
  
  
• In conclusion, class size is of huge importance for student performance. 

How to write a conclusion?

Step 2: Significance

• Show why it matters
• Whatever your essay is about, the conclusion should aim to emphasize the significance of your arguments. 
• So for each argument, clarify how it relates to your thesis statement. 
  

How to write a conclusion?

Step 3: Strong closing sentence

• Leave the reader with a strong impression
• Try to end with a strong, decisive sentence, leaving the reader with a lingering sense of interest in your topic.
  
  
• The internet’s dangers, real and imaginary, have been documented exhaustively by skeptics, but the internet is here to stay; it is time to focus seriously on its potential for good.

Conclusion example

In conclusion, although it's easy to see why allowing an elementary school child to have a cell phone would be convenient for after-school pickups or arranging playdates with friends, there is too much evidence to show that it's generally not a good idea. Children already have a lot of access to media (on average over seven hours per day) and it is the parent's responsibility to monitor their media access, which is more difficult if the child has exclusive cell phone access. Cyber bullying, which is increasingly becoming a problem, is also going to be a risk when your child has unlimited access to a smart phone. Clearly, elementary school-aged children are not emotionally mature enough to handle the responsibility of a smart phone, and the borrowing of a parent's cell phone should be highly monitored to ensure safe and healthful usage.

What should not go in the conclusion? 

• Don’t include new evidence.
  Any evidence or analysis that is essential to supporting your thesis statement should appear in the main body of the essay.
  
  
• Don’t undermine your argument
  There may be many possible approaches to the topic, but you want to leave the reader convinced that yours is the best one.

What to do? 

You are going to complete your essay by writing the conclusion. Hand your entire essay in through Magister.learn. Try to re-write the parts you have handed in before using the feedback given. 

The topic: 

Can a class size influence student performance? 

Include all the parts discussed before. 

Today

... we have looked at what should be in a conclusion. 

... you have written your conclusion and thus your entire essay by now. 

Next class

How to give feedback. 

Have a nice weekend!