Plan, draft, revise, peer-edit, rehearse, and present a 4-6 paragraph literary essay with embedded quotation
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~9 min
eng.g5.s.ex_21
Conclusion Synthesis Draft
Prompt
Draft YOUR literary-essay conclusion using 4-move synthesis: (1) combined insight; (2) what author teaches us; (3) speak to reader; (4) 'next time you' invitation. 5-7 sentences.
M-5-S-EX-21
Illustration
Reference image of conclusion with 4 moves color-marked: combined insight green, author-teaches blue, direct-to-reader yellow, next-time invitation orange. Print-ready 8.5x11.
How it's presented
mode
handwriting
paper
single line g5
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- 4 synthesis moves present
- Names what AUTHOR teaches (not just personal opinion)
- 5-7 sentences
Hints
- Frame: 'Taken together, ___ reveal that [author] uses ___ to ___. [Author]'s ___ teaches us ___. The next time you ___.'
- Avoid: 'In conclusion, ___ shows three things.'
Misconceptions to watch
- Summary trap (lists three reasons)
- Names own opinion not author's craft