Introduction = Conclusion ?
May 04, 2007
Often it is
difficult writing an introduction before the entire paper is
composed. For some students, writing a conclusion comes more
easily, since students, having written the entire paper, may only
then firmly understand the focus and direction the paper took. In
an introduction, any writer needs to give sufficient yet brief
background information and set up the constructs for a thesis to
work and make sense. The writer is essentially telling readers what
the paper IS going to discuss or argue. The conclusion needs to
restate the thesis in a subtle way and reiterate the main points of
the paper, essentially what the paper DID discuss. The introduction
and conclusion are very similar, so if a writer is having
difficulty formulating the beginning of the paper, proceed with
finishing the composition and then go back and revise the
introduction to reflect the direction and argument of the
paper.
posted by: Melina
posted by: Melina
