CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2f

ELA6th GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students end an informative piece by connecting back to its main idea and key details. They close the explanation without introducing unrelated information.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students write an ending that clearly connects to the main idea and key details. The ending gives the reader a sense that the explanation is complete.
Common Misconceptions: Students may add a new fact in the ending or repeat the introduction word for word. Some write a personal opinion that does not fit the explanation.
How to Assess It: Give students a short informative paragraph without an ending. Ask them to write two concluding sentences that sum up the main idea without adding new information.

Lesson moves

Give pairs paragraph strips and conclusion strips, then have them match each paragraph with the ending that fits its main idea.
Ask students to compare two endings and explain which one closes the explanation more clearly and why.
Play Conclusion Fix-It by having teams revise endings that add new facts, drift off topic, or stop too suddenly.
Examine the final paragraph of a museum sign or news article, then write a similar ending for a class topic.

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