Writing Essay Conclusions
The video presentation for this session outlines the 4 Golden Rules for writing an essay conclusion. It then walks you through a practical example to demonstrate these golden rules in action. Additional resources to further assist you are also provided, including a model of the 4 Golden Rules and an annotated exemplar of the concluding paragraph example outlined in the video (both of which are available for download). Some useful weblinks and helpful English language resources to assist you with your essay writing are also provided.
Resources
Below are two downloadable resources to guide you when writing essay conclusions. The first is a model which outlines the 4 Golden Rules for Writing an Essay Conclusion. The second is an annotated exemplar of the sample conclusion shown in the video presentation demonstrating the 4 Golden Rules in action.
Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide – Writing your Essay - The Conclusion
Griffith University Study and assignment skills - Write assignments https://www.griffith.edu.au/library/study/write-assignments
Manchester Academic Phrasebank – Sentence starters and Phrasing for Academic Writing - http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Curtin University – Better Essays - http://studyskills.curtin.edu.au/essays/
RMIT Learning Lab – Writing Skills - https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/writing-skills
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| Griffith University - English Language Support | |
| James Cook University - Develop Your English | |
| RMIT Learning Lab - Academic Word List Tool | |
| University of Adelaide - English as a Second Language Learning Resources | |
| Curtin University Learning Centre - Better Grammar | |
| Curtin University Learning Centre - Better Sentences | |
| University of Technology Sydney - Grammar | |
| La Trobe - Achieve@Uni - Language | |
| Grammarly | |
| Manchester Academic Phrasebank | |
| BBC - Learning English |