There has been an error in the display of this page. There has been an error in the display of this page.
Generating IdeasIntroduction and ThesisParagraph StructureParagraph Development Concluding ParagraphRevising and EditingWriting a Research Paper
Writing Tutorials
Concluding Paragraph Back to Exercise Menu

Test What You Have Learned



Instructions: Read the outline that you will be preparing a concluding paragraph for, and choose the format for your final draft.

  
Choose Your Format   

Outline

Thesis: Society should apply capital punishment to deal with the most heinous crime of murder.
  • Capital punishment is the only fair means of retribution.
    • Death is the only punishment that fits the crime of murder.
      • Those who take life forfeit their right to live.
      • Unfair to keep a murderer alive
    • Lightens the pain that the loved ones of the victim feel.

  • Capital punishment serves as deterrent.
    • People fear death the most.
      • Death inflicted by law and scheduled by the courts is especially frightening.
      • Swiftly carried out execution sends a clear message
    • Executed murderers will not kill again.

  • Mistakes in the application of the death penalty are unlikely nowadays.
    • Reliable forensic technology
      • Error-proof DNA analysis
    • Review of death penalty cases by various appellate courts

Tips
Choose Your Format
Attach
Write your concluding paragraph as a Word document and attach it to an email:
You can prepare your paragraph in Microsoft Word and then save it as a document (e.g. voterparagraph.doc). You can print this document or attach it to an email. Editing your work is much easier if you prepare it this way.

To work on your concluding paragraph as a Word document, click here.
Print
Write your concluding paragraph online and print it:
You can prepare your paragraph on our website and then print it. After you print it, you may wish to take it to the Center and show it to an instructor. Or you may wish to take the printed copy directly to your professor.

To work on your concluding paragraph and immediately print it, click here.
Email
Write your concluding paragraph online and email it:
You can write your paragraph on our website and then email it to us for feedback. We will send you a confirmation notice shortly.

To work on your concluding paragraph online and email it, click here.
There has been an error in the display of this page.