| Global Revision
Checking the Concluding or Transitioning Sentences
You can also review the last sentence or two of each
paragraph to make sure that the paragraphs end the topic
or transition into another topic effectively. Like the
topic sentence,
the concluding or transitioning sentence(s) of a
paragraph should contain your own thoughts and words
instead of citations so that the paper retains your
personal style.
When using this tactic during global revising, you
should ask yourself
- Does this concluding sentence summarize the main
idea of this paragraph and link the paragraph to the
thesis in some way?
- Does this paragraph end by segueing into another
topic? If so, will this transition be clear and
smooth for the reader?
Take a look at the following example, which
contains the end of one paragraph and the beginning
of another:
.... Those in high-context cultures may value
family honor and “face” above all else, whereas
those in low-context cultures tend to value
individualism.
The tendency of people from low-context cultures to
cherish their individuality is yet another
difference between low-context and high-context
societies.
In the example above, the writer ends one paragraph
in his or her own words, efficiently pivoting from
one topic to another. Also, he or she begins the
next paragraph with a relevant topic sentence that
picks up precisely where the previous paragraph left
off. In essence, the reader should be “eased out” of
each paragraph and should not be left wondering what
might be next.
Learn
about Checking the Overall Meaning of the Paper
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and the University of Houston-Victoria.
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