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aCTIvITy 3.14
continued
Writing an Introduction and a Conclusion
my Notes
A conclusion contains the following:
• A summary of the most important reason for the argument
• A call to action restating what you want the reader to believe or do
It is important to end an argument in a convincing way. You might conclude your argument by summarizing your most important reason. However, an especially effective conclusion is a call to action in which you state for the last time what the reader should believe or do. It is also interesting and effective to revisit the idea in your hook at some point in your conclusion.
Call to Action
Conclusion
2. Return to the sample argumentative letter in Activity 3.10 and reread its introduction and conclusion. Mark the text for the components of an effective introduction and conclusion. Make notes about any revisions that you would consider to improve the beginning and ending of the letter.
Revising Your Letter: Return to the letter you drafted for the timed writing in this activity and revise by looping, adding, deleting, and replacing to improve its introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Be sure to
• Inform your audience of the purpose and introduce your claim clearly in the introduction.
• Revise the body paragraphs to make your reasons and evidence stronger.
• Revise the ending to make sure your letter connects to the claim, reasons, and evidence in the argument you have presented.
• Check that words are spelled correctly and that you are using correct grammar and punctuation.
Check Your Understanding
Complete the following statements. An introduction does . . .
An introduction does not . . .
A conclusion does . . .
A conclusion does not . . .
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