SS: Conclusions that PUSH the Audience

P – PERSUADE the Audience
Your conclusion should PERSUADE the audience and your topic fits the THEME better than ANYONE else's topic and analysis.
Example: Martin Luther King Jr. took a stand in history

U – Unite the Theme with the Topic
Your conclusion brings the argument to a close and unites the THEME together with the topic

• Using his pen, his actions, and his words, Tagore took a stand against the....blah, blah, blah
• Ballet dancers who defected from the Soviet Union, took a stand... blah, blah, blah

Example: Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life for American Civil Rights by taking a stand against the status quo of race relations during the 1950's and 60's.

S – Shapes the Future

The conclusion needs to bring ideas to the reader about the future

• What does this topic teach us that we can use in the future?
• What is the lesson to be learned?
• How can we apply this lesson to current and future problems?

Example: His impact on the future will continue to inform and influence the leaders of tomorrow as they look for ways to involve their followers in the democratic process.

H – Historically Grounded

Your conclusion needs to be grounded in the historical trends of your topic. In other words, did trends or patterns in your topic occur at other times in history? Are there SIMILAR times in history when you can see aspects of your topic recurring again?

• Defectors from USSR to America, China to America, German to America. What abut American defectors TO Russia?
• Levi Coffin, Sir Nicholas Winton, Oscar Schindler, and Sugihara

Example: His decision to confront those in power, through non-violent protest, produced a legacy that has influenced civil rights leaders from Nelson Mandela to Malala, from Ellen Degeneres to Emma Watson.

Conclusion example:

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life fro American CivilRights by taking a stand against the status quo of race relations during the 19050's and 60's. His decision ot confront those in power, through non-violent protest, produced a legacy that has influenced civil rights leaders from Nelson Mandlea to Malala, from Ellen Degeneres to Emma Watson. His impact on the future will continue to inform and influence the leaders of tomorrow as they look for ways to involve their followers in the democratic process.