What are concluding sentences, and how do I write them?
Your concluding sentences should: 1) offer a summary of the paragraph (its meaning; your point) 2) state how the preceding paragraph connects to/supports your overall argument. How does this paragraph fit with the rest of your paper and with your thesis? How is this paragraph a part of your argument? Notice how topic and concluding sentences affect the unity of an essay: (end of paragraph one-intro) THESIS: In April Fish, Aprils conflict within herself supports the central idea that material possessions often provide one with only fleeting happiness. (beginning of 2nd paragraph): April is having a birthday and she is given a gift by children she has adopted (377)and she is not pleased with it (378). She is preoccupied with her dreams (375) and wanting to adopt a Vietnamese child (377). She shows a letter from Freud to the children and thinks about them in very negative ways (376)…. What this paragraph has to do with the thesis is unclear. (revised beginning of 2nd paragraph using top
