CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.1e
The Standard
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to end an argument in a way that fits the claim, evidence, and reasoning they already built. The ending should not just repeat the thesis. It should show what the argument adds up to, why the reader should accept it, or what action or next question follows.
Mastery looks like a conclusion that feels earned. It connects back to the main line of reasoning and leaves the reader with a clear takeaway. Students often get stuck by adding brand new evidence, making a vague moral statement, or writing “in conclusion” and restating every body paragraph.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students three sample conclusions for the same essay and have them sort them into strong, weak, and off-topic with reasons.
- Prompt students to write: What should the reader think, do, or understand after accepting your argument?
- Collect only the final paragraph and ask students to underline the sentence that directly connects to the main claim.
- Show an editorial from a local paper and identify how the final paragraph points back to the argument.
Before This Standard
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
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