CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3e
The Standard
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to end a narrative in a way that fits the story they told. The ending should connect to the main events, solve or respond to the problem, and leave the reader with a clear sense of closure.
Mastery looks like a final paragraph or sentence that feels earned, not random. Students often get stuck by writing “The End,” adding a new event too late, or using a lesson that does not match the story. They may also summarize every event instead of closing the moment.
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on: Give students cut-up story endings and have them match each ending to the narrative it best completes.
- Prompt: Ask, “What changed for your character, and how can your ending show that change?”
- Quick assessment: Have students underline the sentence in their draft that connects the ending to the main problem.
- Real-world connection: Read the last page of a picture book and discuss how it makes the story feel finished.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.