CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.2e
The Standard
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation provided (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write a conclusion that grows directly from the information in an explanatory text. They synthesize key points and explain the topic’s significance or likely implications.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong conclusion returns to the central idea and draws together the most relevant information. It explains a supported implication or significance without introducing unrelated evidence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often copy the introduction or list the same facts again. They may add new evidence, make an unsupported claim, or end without explaining why the information matters.
How to Assess It
- Give students a three-paragraph explanation and ask them to write a three-sentence conclusion. Have them underline the central idea and box the implication or significance.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups a printed explanation and four possible endings, then have them cut, rank, and attach the strongest conclusion.
Ask students to write: “What should a reader understand or consider after reading this explanation, and which details support that takeaway?”
Play Conclusion Repair: teams revise weak endings that repeat, add new evidence, or make unsupported claims, earning points for justified changes.
Have students conclude a lab report or policy brief by explaining what the findings mean for a scientist, official, or community.
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