Organization Tip Sheet Conclusions

CLOSING EXAMPLE
Introductions question Alfred decided that was it.
HOOK EXAMPLE Who can blame him?
question What? You don’t like crunchy echo a previous idea
caterpillars on pizza? hint of things to come Julie thought she’d better
idiom Now you’re in a pickle. No food, no get going. She had over
water, no shelter. 200 miles to travel and it
anecdote I was living in Arkansas the first was growing dark.
time I met prejudice.
definition Hyperbole means extreme personal comment Seeing a drop of water
exaggeration. under a microscope makes
exaggeration A billion bikers can’t be wrong. a person look at a river
setting In a small school, tucked up in with new eyes.
Kentucky, students are happy. let the reader “fill in the blanks” Who knows, if
quotation “Give me liberty, or give me children were to stop
death.” watching TV altogether,
pun Spider-silk crosshairs are what the results might be.
spinning out of existence. forceful argument Cruelty to animals must be
riddle What do you call an eight-legged stopped now.
weaver.
alliterative phrase Stepping and stomping. Whirling
and swirling. NEVER, EVER, EVERS!
exclamation Whew! And you thought the -NEVER start your paper with
desert was hot!
noises Slurp, slurp. Glug, glug. On a hot “My paper/essay is about…”
day, the best drink is water. “I am writing about…”
fragments A rose in full bloom. Your favorite “I am going to tell you about…”
perfume. Our sense of smell.
general -> specific When we talk of honor, we should -NEVER end your paper with
start with honesty.
foreign term It’s déjà vu, all over again. “And that is my paper/essay about….”
announcement This is not a book for the gourmet “The end.”
cook.
bold statement Contrary to belief, most learning
takes place outside of school. Beginning – the hook
Middle – the main ideas
End – the conclusion