2016-08-26 Writing: concluding sentences

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 46-47 - Write appropriate topic sentences for these paragraphs.
	p. 52 - Cross out the two irrelevant sentences in this paragraph.
paragraph 2
A good teacher has three qualities. / Good teachers have three qualities.
	(The rest of the paragraph is plural, so the topic sentence also probably talks about “good teacherS” instead of “a good teacher”)
paragraph 3
	There are several different types of shopper.
	In general there exist several types of shopper.
	A salesperson has to deal with three different types of shopper.
irrelevant sentences:
Doctors also need to stay calm in emergencies.
There is a shortage of nurses today, so they earn good salaries.
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A concluding sentence reminds the reader of the main points of what they just read. It will restate the main idea and (possibly) summarize the supporting details.

p. 54 - Choose the best concluding sentence for each paragraph.
paragraph 1 - c (a and b are the two reasons, which can be summarized as energy and freedom)
paragraph 2 - a (b might be true, but can’t be concluded from the paragraph; c isn’t a conclusion but another reason to dislike big cities)

p. 55 - Write your own conclusion for each paragraph.
paragraph 1:
In conclusion, successful young fashion designers must be creative, hardworking, and organized.
In conclusion, creativity, hard work, and organization are the main qualities of successful young fashion designers.
In conclusion, if you are creative, hardworking, and organized, you could become a successful young fashion designer.
paragraph 2:
In brief, being a computer salesperson gives me the opportunity to meet different people, solve problems, and learn new things.
...opportunities of meeting people, solving problems, and learning new things.
For these three reasons, it is very rewarding to be a computer salesperson.
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Homework: use the outline you wrote earlier this week, together with what we’ve learned about topic sentences, unity, and concluding sentences, to write a paragraph about the job you chose