Effective Conclusions

• Restate/rephrase the thesis statement 
  
• Review the main points of development and how they speak to/argue for the thesis
• Refer back to an idea, issue, concern, or answer a question started in the introduction
• End with impact
  • Argumentative essays might include an emotional appeal and/or call to action, with which the writer (explicitly or implicitly) connects the “logic” of the argument to a more passionate reason intended to sway and motivate the reader
  • Informative essays might include something memorable (a quote, statistic, something to think about, etc.) to leave the reader with in relation to the offered information
    

Ideally, a conclusion will work in tandem with an introduction, having some kind of “call back” element to remind your reader of the powerful opening you provided. Additional advice for conclusions is found in the following video.