CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1d
ELA3rd GradeText Types and Purposes
The Standard
Provide a concluding statement or section.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to end an opinion piece in a way that feels finished. The ending should connect back to the opinion and reasons, not add a brand-new idea or just stop suddenly.
Mastery looks like a final sentence or short ending that reminds the reader of the main opinion and leaves a clear final thought. Students often get stuck by writing “That is why” every time, repeating the introduction word for word, or ending with an unrelated detail.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students three cut-up opinion paragraphs and have them match each one to the strongest ending sentence.
- Ask students to answer: What do I want my reader to remember after reading my opinion piece?
- Have students underline the opinion in their draft and circle the sentence that connects back to it at the end.
- Show short book reviews from a kids’ magazine and compare how each writer ends the review.
Plan a Lesson for CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1d
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.