CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.1e

ELA7th GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students write a closing statement or paragraph that grows from the argument they have already made. They reinforce the main claim and key reasons without adding a new topic.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students write an ending that clearly connects to the claim and reasons in the argument. The conclusion gives readers a sense of closure without introducing unrelated ideas or new evidence.
Common Misconceptions: Students often repeat the thesis word for word or add a new claim in the final paragraph. They may also end with a vague phrase such as “That is why I am right.”
How to Assess It: Give students a short argument without an ending. Ask them to write a three-sentence conclusion that restates the claim, connects the reasons, and adds no new evidence.

Lesson moves

Give groups a claim, reasons, and evidence on cards, then have them arrange the cards and write a matching conclusion.
Ask students to compare two sample conclusions and explain which one better supports the argument and why.
Play Conclusion Repair by having pairs revise weak endings that repeat the thesis, introduce new evidence, or drift off topic.
Read the closing paragraph of a local newspaper editorial, then identify how it reinforces the writer’s claim and addresses readers.

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