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concluding sentence to wrap
up?
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or essay should summarize what has
already been said.

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 îy best holiday
celebration ever
 


‡Christmas last year
‡Remote controlled car
‡Visit grandparents in Florida


   

   
` ps you can see, Christmas last
year was my favorite holiday
since I received a remote
controlled car and visited my
grandparents in sunny Florida.

` ps you can see, Christmas last

year was my favorite holiday,
because I had so much fun and
got to play with all my stuff; and it
was cool.
` ps you can see, Christmas last
year was my favorite holiday
since I received a remote
controlled car, visited my
grandparents in sunny Florida.

` ps you can see, Christmas last

year was my favorite holiday,
because I had so much fun and
got to play with all my stuff; and it
was cool.
a
 If I had a million dollars to
spend on someone else
 


‡Build a new home for my parents
‡Help feed the hungry
‡Take my friends to Disneyland


   

   
` In the end, I would take the
million dollars and buy my
parents a new car, feed the
hungry, and take all my friends to
Disneyland.

` Since the million must be spent

on others, I would build my
parents a new home, feed the
hungry, and take all my friends to
Disneyland.
` In the end, I would take the
million dollars and buy my
parents a new car, feed the
hungry, and take all my friends to
Disneyland.

` Since the million must be spent

on others, I would build my
parents a new home, feed the
hungry, and take all my friends to
Disneyland.
Ô
 The life cycle of a butterfly
 


‡Caterpillar
‡Cocoon
‡Butterfly

  !
   

   
` The butterfly¶s life cycle goes
through the following three
stages: a green caterpillar, a
brown cocoon, and a beautiful
butterfly.

` The life cycle of a butterfly is

never dull as it begins as a
caterpillar, spins a cocoon, and
emerges as a beautiful, graceful
butterfly.
` The butterfly¶s life cycle goes
through the following three
stages: a green caterpillar, a
brown cocoon, and a beautiful
butterfly.

` The life cycle of a butterfly is

never dull as it begins as a
caterpillar, spins a cocoon, and
emerges as a beautiful, graceful
butterfly.
^
 Building a tree house
 


‡Draw a plan
‡Gather materials
‡Begin work

  !
   

   
` So grab your hammer and join
me as we draw out a plan, gather
our materials, and begin building
the very best tree house ever!

` So in conclusion, to build a tree

house you must first have a
building plan, gather the
materials, and get started!
` So grab your hammer and join
me as we draw out a plan, gather
our materials, and begin building
the very best tree house ever!

` So in conclusion, to build a tree

house you must first have a
building plan, gather the
materials, and get started!
Œ
 Babysitting my little brother
 


‡Sneaky
‡Picky eater
‡Whiney

  !
   

   
` I¶m in double trouble when I have
to babysit my little brother,
because he is sneaky, a picky
eater, and whines like a cat.

` I hate babysitting my little brother

because he is sneaky, a picky
eater, and whines a lot.
` I¶m in double trouble when I have
to babysit my little brother,
because he is sneaky, a picky
eater, and whines like a cat.

` I hate babysitting my little brother

because he is sneaky, a picky
eater, and whines a lot.
0
 If I could change how my
parents treat me
 


‡Stay up later
‡Pay a larger allowance
‡psk my opinion

  !
   

   
` Thus, my parents should let me
stay up later, pay me more
allowance, and ask my opinion
more often; besides, all my
friends get to stay up late.

` Therefore, if I could change the

way my parents treat me, I would
change my bedtime, increase my
allowance, and let me put my two
cents in on decisions.
` Thus, my parents should let me
stay up later, pay me more
allowance, and ask my opinion
more often; besides, all my
friends get to stay up late.

` Therefore, if I could change the

way my parents treat me, I would
change my bedtime, increase my
allowance, and let me put my two
cents in on decisions.
£
 Staying home on a snowday
 


‡Sleep in
‡Sledding
‡Snow cream

  !
   

   
` Let it snow, let it snow, so I can
sleep in, sled on the fresh fallen
snow, and make cold, delicious
snow cream.

` Finally, I love snow days

because I can sleep late, sled
outside, and make snow cream
to eat.
` Let it snow, let it snow, so I can
sleep in, sled on the fresh fallen
snow, and make cold, delicious
snow cream.

` Finally, I love snow days

because I can sleep late, sled
outside, and make snow cream
to eat.
Ñ
 How to improve your grades
 


‡Listen
‡Do homework
‡Be prepared


   

   
` So listen carefully to the teacher,
do your homework, and come
prepared to improve your grades
in school.

` There¶s no mystery to improving

your grades at school if you just
listen to the teacher, do your
homework, and come to class
prepared.
` So listen carefully to the teacher,
do your homework, and come
prepared to improve your grades
in school..

` There¶s no mystery to improving

your grades at school if you just
listen to the teacher, do your
homework, and come to class
prepared.
The best concluding
sentence will:
` Summarize what has already been
said.

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 to the paragraph or essay.

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’ow you try it!

Write a
concluding
sentence that
wraps up the
following.

 îy summer vacation

 


` Washington D. C.
` Visit the Smithsonian
` Visit the Capital Building

 îy most embarrassing
moment
 


` In the classroom
` Taking a test
` Fell into the trashcan