Drawing Conclusions
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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Drawing Interim and Final Conclusions
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Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a discursive essay and an argumentative essay?
Discursive essays objectively consider both sides before offering a conclusion.
Argumentative essays do not need to rebut the counterclaim.
There is no difference.
Discursive essays, like argumentative essays, always take a side in the conclusion.
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Multiple Choice
What is NOT true about FINAL and INTERIM conclusions?
Final conclusions are made once all the evidence is presented; at the end of the essay.
Final conclusions are included in the introduction; This sets up the essay for the reader.
An interim conclusion is made before all evidence has been presented.
An interim conclusion is not permanent.
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It might be useful to think of interim conclusions as the many battles which take place in the context of a larger war. In your discursive essay, several battles between opposing viewpoints will take place before you determine whether either side has won the war, or if it is a stalemate.
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It is an inference you draw as you finish a sustained point. You may not know the final outcome at this point, but you are in a position to pass preliminary judgment.
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Multiple Choice
Which transition is not appropriate for an interim conclusion?
So far, it appears that . . .
It appears that . . .
Without a doubt . . .
It may be that . . .
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1. Where does the author include interim conclusions?
2. How do these conclusions break up the text?
3. Why are these appropriate places to offer these insights?
4. In what ways does this strategy help the organization of the discursive essay?
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Multiple Choice
Drawing interim conclusions does NOT help you:
connect evidence to claims
make sense of the evidence you have presented so far
think of new directions and new ideas
fail the AICE GP exam
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