http://www.projo.com/words/tip506.htm
The following article is full of more suggestions about how to finish your article. It is about planning ahead.
What do you do when you can't find the ending?
What do you do when you can't find the ending?
Re-read your beginning. Why did you open that way?
Ask yourself what the story is about. What is the last thing you want the reader to remember?
Read through your notes to see if you've included everything of importance. Most news stories don't require a finely crafted ending. Just stop.
Often the best endings bring you back to the beginning. Look for ways to make that work for you.
Write a couple of different versions of the lead. Sometimes, a second-choice lead makes a great ending.
Just stop. Sometimes an abrupt ending is better than three or four aimless paragraphs in search of an ending.
It's there. You've already written it. Go back and find it.
Look to the future. What is happening next in a running story? What can we expect? Choose your ending before you start writing. Your first choice may not be the final one, but the process helps in mapping out the flow and line of the story. Also, it is much easier to change an ending than to search for one.
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Just as the article tells us, when I'm writing a conclusion paragraph for my essay, story, etc. I try to restate my thesis statement with different words. It's also important to create an ending that sums up the whole writing exactly.
Mrs. Clark, I liked the way this article tells us about how we are going to end our essay. Can you post some articles about how we can start to our essay? I don't have a problem with the ending but I just can't find the right words or sentences to begin with. Actually when I'm really into the essay I can easily get to the ending. That is strange. :)
I agree with Hamdi. In the conclusion paragraph, I try to rewrite the things that I have written in my introduction paragraph.
I am really greatful to you for this article because it is really helpful but can we talk more about this in class ?
Thanks for posting that Mrs. Clark . it will be really beneficial for us.
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