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Friday, May 15, 2009

Writing effective introductions and conclusions

A good essay presents the reader with a logical, clear and detailed argument. The main strands and structure of this argument should be established clearly in the introduction.

The conclusion of an essay should then bring these strands together, and reiterate the most important parts in order to convince the reader of the main argument. This does not mean the argument should come to a simplistic solution-type conclusion, but rather that whatever has been explored, once the evidence has been weighed/the text analyzed/the situation assessed, should be clearly stated so that the reader of the essay has a clear understanding of the subject.

This means that introductions and conclusions need to be clearly written: they are probably the sections of the essay which will need the most tweaking and re-drafting in the re-writing process.

A good introduction should:

  • indicate that you understand the question and how you are interpreting it
  • establish what you will be arguing and how
  • begin to define the key terms of the essay
  • locate your argument in a critical debate/historical context
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Please enjoy an Argentine news story translated from Spanish to English.
Courtesy: Buenos Aires Translator

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