Clincher

Who am I?

WRITING CLINCHER STATEMENTS

DEFINED: A clincher is a single sentence that ends a body paragraph.

A clincher sentence SHOULD

·        states how the assertion of the topic sentence is true

·        connects to the larger idea that the author is trying to communicate through the examples presented in the paragraph

·        focuses on analytical thinking related to the significance of the paragraph

A clincher sentence SHOULD NOT

·        be a transition to the next paragraph

·        be/include a quotation

·        be a textual reference