ズバリかっこいい。エッセイの結論の書き方
遂にきました！エッセイの書き方基礎編、conclusion編。
『終わり良ければ全て良し。』と言ってはなんですが、エッセイの終わり方は読み手の印象を左右する非常に大事な部分になります。
しかしながら、書き方を知らない状態で結論に入ると何故か言いたい事がまとまらないままにフワッと終わる。なんて事がよく起きます。こうなってくると評価はあまり上がりません。
そこで今回は「この人エッセイわかっとるやんけ」という結論が書けるようになる解説をお送りします。
Bodyの内容を１〜２文にまとめる
かっこいい結論を書く為にまず必要なもの、それはここまで書いてきた文章を短くわかりやすく、簡潔にまとめて読者に読ませてあげる事です。
読者はIntroduction、そしてやっとBodyパラグラフを読み切って結論にたどり着いている訳です。
そんな量の文章を読み続けていたら、各Bodyで主張してきた内容の殆どがあやふやになっていてもおかしくはありません。
そこで！まずは復習の意味を込めてここまでの内容をまとめてあげる。
これが読者に対する優しさです。
以下は例になります。
You Know “Wa”?
Intro….
[Thesis statement]
The Japanese spirit of “Wa” cannot be defined easily, but it would be to value harmony, courtesy, and sensing the atmosphere in a group instead of valuing an individual.
Body1….Body2….Body3….[Conclusion] Misunderstanding of Japanese culture sometimes makes people think Japanese people really love to follow the national or cultural rule. However, the truth is “Wa” put more importance on being in harmony, having courtesy, and picking up someone’s feeling. Because most Japanese people think it is the best way to live in a society, they consider that the more they help others, the more they are given a hand by others. Thus, they treat others as they want to be treated, so they are polite and helpful to others and try not to make a conflict in most case by guessing others’ feelings.
Thesis statementをパラフレーズ
例を見て見ましょう。
You Know “Wa”?
Intro….
[Thesis statement]
The Japanese spirit of “Wa” cannot be defined easily, but it would be to value harmony, courtesy, and sensing the atmosphere in a group instead of valuing an individual.
Body1….Body2….Body3….[Conclusion] Misunderstanding of Japanese culture sometimes makes people think Japanese people really love to follow the national or cultural rule. However, the truth is “Wa” put more importance on being in harmony, having courtesy, and picking up someone’s feeling. Because most Japanese people think it is the best way to live in a society, they consider that the more they help others, the more they are given a hand by others. Thus, they treat others as they want to be treated, so they are polite and helpful to others and try not to make a conflict in most case by guessing others’ feelings.
Final thought（エッセイを通して見えた新たな発見）を書く
上記の2つをうまく活用するだけでも、まとまりのあるエッセイの結論は十分に作れます。
しかしよりカッコよくする為に、そのエッセイから導かれる新しい考え方を加えていくとダイナミックな結論を展開できます。それを、『Final thought』と言います。
また例を見て見ましょう。
You Know “Wa”?
Intro….
[Thesis statement]
The Japanese spirit of “Wa” cannot be defined easily, but it would be to value harmony, courtesy, and sensing the atmosphere in a group instead of valuing an individual.
Body1….Body2….Body3….[Conclusion] Misunderstanding of Japanese culture sometimes makes people think Japanese people really love to follow the national or cultural rule. However, the truth is “Wa” put more importance on being in harmony, having courtesy, and picking up someone’s feeling. Because most Japanese people think it is the best way to live in a society, they consider that the more they help others, the more they are given a hand by others. Thus, they treat others as they want to be treated, so they are polite and helpful to others and try not to make a conflict in most case by guessing others’ feelings.At the bottom of hearts, people know they cannot live in a society without relying on someone. However, because depending on others does not seem cool for some of them, they misunderstand that fact, try to make themselves look independent from others, and sometimes tend to become selfish. In contrast, because the Japanese realize that they cannot live alone, they take care of one another. The awful catastrophe left huge damages on Japan yet it also reminded people of a truth; any natural disaster cannot defeat mind of Japanese people. The mind which is supporting each other no matter what happens composes the Japanese spirit of “Wa.”
ではまとめです！
まとめ
今回はカッコよくエッセイを書いていくための手順を解説しました。
ここまで読んでくださった方ならわかると思いますが、結論を書く為に必要なのは
「Topic sentenceをまとめる」
「Thesis statementの言い換え」
の2つのみです。
final thoughtは自分で考えてスパイスを加えていくのが良いでしょう。
これで結論をまとめる基礎は出来上がったと思いますので、あとは挑戦あるのみです。頑張りましょう！
・Essayの構成テンプレートが見たい方はこちらの記事もどうぞ
https://elblog.org/2020/12/05/英語のエッセイの書き方基礎編①構成や書き方の/
・Thesisの書き方や種類を詳しく知りたい方はこちらの記事もどうぞ
https://elblog.org/2020/12/06/英語のエッセイの書き方基礎編②thesisの意味と書き/
では。
こちらも参考にどうぞ
Harvard University Writing Center. “Ending the Essay: Conclusions.” Writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu, Harvard University Writing Center, 2020, writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/ending-essay-conclusions.
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