How To Be A Better Writer!
Part Two
Writing the Ending of an EssayWriting the Ending of an Essay
What is a Zinger and Great
Conclusion?• They leave the
reader with a smile and possibly something to think about.
Much like a great train
begins with a mighty engine!
You know the train is done when you see the final car or the caboose.
Zingers / Great Conclusions are: • Mysterious
• Quote
• Humor
• Piece of fantasy
• Question
• Learn a lesson
• Everyone, all of us
Mystery Conclusion example:
• No one is really sure, but perhaps someday we’ll find out
• All the bats disappeared. Who knows where they will show up next.
Quote Conclusion example:
• “It remains to be seen how the earth will survive in the future” remarked Professor E. Viro Ment.
Humor Conclusion example:
• Whether the glass pitcher hits the stone, or the stone hits the glass pitcher, it is going to be very bad for the pitcher.
Piece of Fantasy
Conclusion example:
• So, just imagine how the people of the earth would fare without war, poverty and famine.
Using a Question
Conclusion example: • The next time you
have a bite to eat, what will you choose?
Learn a Lesson Conclusion example:
• Keeping a race of people from their freedom should have been enough for us to know the future.
Everyone, All of Us conclusion
example:• The next time you
see someone be rude to a foreigner, think what message that sends out about all of us.
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