- Make another supporting claim – back it up with a reference
- Make another supporting claim – back it up with a reference
- Make a claim opposing your topic – back it up with evidence. This strengthens your argument
- Make a claim opposing your topic – back it up with evidence. This strengthens your argument
- Close your argument/paragraph with a final statement that brings together the ideas brought up in the paragraph and which can also be used as the transition to the next sentence.
- Close your argument/paragraph with a final statement that brings together the ideas brought up in the paragraph and which can also be used as the transition to the next sentence.
- When concluding your paragraph, repeat the ideas in the topic sentence in different words, but don’t just copy the topic sentence. Summarise the main point or points of the paragraph.
- Example
- Successful programming requires practice and research. [topic point]
- In conclusion, coding skills build up over time with repeated attempts and learning from other examples of code. [summarising point]
