CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1d
The Standard
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students close an opinion piece by returning to their main claim and wrapping up their reasons. They write an ending that feels connected, clear, and complete.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students write an ending that clearly returns to their opinion. The ending sums up the main point, fits the reasons already given, and adds no new argument.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may simply repeat the opening sentence word for word. They may add a new reason, switch opinions, or end with an unrelated phrase such as “That is all.”
How to Assess It
- Give students a short opinion paragraph without an ending. Ask them to write a two-sentence conclusion that restates the opinion and connects to the reasons.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups opinion paragraphs and conclusion strips, then have them match each paragraph with the ending that best fits.
Ask students to compare two endings and explain which one better connects to the writer’s opinion and reasons.
Play Conclusion Fix-It by revising weak endings drawn from a stack of cards.
Write the closing lines for a letter asking the principal to make one specific change at school.
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