Review the main point you have outlined. These main points will serve as the main focus of your paper. Develop the main points well enough in your outline that you have a reasonable idea of all of the information you plan to present to your audience; complete your outline and gain a thorough understanding of the information you will present before attempting to write your conclusion.
Identify the thesis of your paper, first written in the introduction section of your outline and based upon the main points and arguments you will be discussing throughout your paper. If unsure of your main argument or thesis after outlining your paper, go back and carefully review your main points to determine what you are trying to convey to your audience.
Summarize the main points you plan throughout the course of the paper in your conclusion. The summary should be concise and accurately play back all the information your reader will have just read after getting through the rest of the paper you outlined. The summary should fall after the restatement of your thesis. Remember you should only include arguments and points in your conclusion you also included in your outline. The conclusion should not present any new information.
Give your audience something to take away from your paper by including a challenging question or a new way of thinking about the information you have presented. Look over your outline carefully to determine what types of questions your readers may be interested in after reading your paper to get some ideas for this aspect of the conclusion. Providing your audience with a question or theme to consider after reading your article will help them stay interested and get people talking about the information you have just presented.