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Concluding Source Questions

#1 User is offline   RachelJCav 

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Post icon  Posted 28 September 2009 - 08:14 PM

Just started the source work and I'm still struggling with a problem I had at higher- I can't conclude them!
I know you've to recap the answer you've given but I can't do it without sounding very vague and generic.
Any tips?
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 03:26 PM

You start the conclusion with the word 'THEREFORE'.
And go on to summarise your judgement/decision.

If you are wise, you will have held back a really good idea+fact (one which supports your interpretation) from your deliberations. That means you can produce it to 'clinch' your argument.
Introduce it with the phrase: 'The critical evidence is...', and, after you have cited it, explain how it clinches your point.

Apart from that, best not to drivel on much in the conclusion. There is a lovely story about a man, picking his wife up after the church service, who met the verger outside the door. Referring to the vicar's sermon, he said: 'Has the vicar finished yet?' 'He has,' replied the verger, 'but he hasn't stopped talking yet.'
Make sure your essays aren't like the vicar!

If this isn't enough on how to write a conclusion, get back to us.

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