If the purpose of sara's speech is to increase support for her campaign, which of the following options best summarizes her controlling idea (or argument)? a. you should vote for me. b. you should support me financially. c. you should not waste your time voting. d. you should not support anyone but me.

Before ending this lesson, take a moment to review an informative research essay you have written. you’ve probably already written a conclusion to the essay. but is it the best conclusion it can be? does it properly summarize the main subtopics of your essay? does it state in one or two sentences the “so what” of your topic. if your topic was abraham lincoln, your essay shouldn’t be just about abraham lincoln. it should answer, “so what about abraham lincoln? ” take five or ten minutes, and looking only at that single paragraph, revise your conclusion