Personal Paper: Introductions and Conclusions Made Easy
Check out this great resource from a college writing center!
Introductions made easy...
Try this: Start with your background information
When I was four, ...
My family always used to...
Or try this: Hint at the lesson you learned
I never used to understand why...
They say that...
Or try this: Set the stage
It was a fifty-story building with six elevators, and I was a kid from the mountains.
The wind was ferocious that night, but I'd never seen so many stars.
Conclusions made easy...
Try this: Express an appropriate emotion (appreciation, regret, surprise, etc.)
My heart still aches for...
I will always be grateful...
Or try this: Reinforce the lesson/s you learned
This is why...
Now I know...
Or try this: Look toward the future
It took months for me to...
From now on, I will...