This set of worksheets introduces the concluding sentence, and teaches your students how to create them.

A common rule of thumb in writing position papers, reports, or essays is to “tell them [the reader] what you’re going to tell them; tell them; then tell them what you told them.” This last part is the job of the concluding sentence. This collection of activity sheets will help your students learn how to identify strong concluding sentences, as well as the words that are typically used to introduce them. Answer keys have been provided.

Project idea: Have your student analyze newspaper articles, stories, professional journal entries, etc. to determine whether the concluding sentence directly supports the main idea.

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Finish It Off!

A concluding sentence reminds readers of the topic of a paragraph. It sums up the information in the paragraph. Practice writing concluding sentences by writing a concluding sentence to go with each topic sentence below.

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Cap It Off

Certain words are commonly used in concluding sentences, because they signal the end of the paragraph: finally, therefore, consequently, in conclusion, to summarize, in summary, thus, as a result

Write Her Up

A concluding sentence signals the end of a paragraph by restating the topic sentence, summarizing the main points, and leaving the reader with a closing thought: a suggestion, an opinion, a prediction, etc.

Writing Topic Sentences

For each topic sentence below, write a sentence that uses an end-of-paragraph clue word and says almost the same thing.

Restating the Main Point

As you read the assignments this week, be on the lookout for end-of-paragraph clue words in concluding sentences. Try to identify at least three good examples of concluding sentences.

Perfect Paragraph

Unscramble the sentences below so that they form a perfect paragraph. Put a number on the line to the left each sentence to put the sentences in order.

End-of-paragraph Clue Words

Write a sentence to go with each topic sentence below. Use one of the end-of-paragraph clue words in each sentence.

Paragraph Scrambler

The sentences below are scrambled. Cut them out and paste them together so that they form a well-organized paragraph.

Practice Writing

Write a concluding sentence to go with each topic sentence below.

Remind Readers

Practice writing concluding sentences by writing a concluding sentence to go with each topic sentence below.

Write Up

It is a short summary of the information that has been presented, and is meant to reinforce the central idea of the piece. Read the paragraph below. Then answer the questions.

The Take Away

What final thought do you think the author would like the reader to take away from this paragraph?

Finish Strong

Sum up the information in the paragraph.

Signals

Signal the end of a paragraph by restating the topic sentence, summarizing the main points, and leaving the reader with a closing thought.

Writing Practice

Students should be required to pay attention to current events. The ability to write clearly is a must for every high school graduate.