CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e
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, reasons, and evidence they already gave. The conclusion should not feel tacked on. It should remind the reader what was proven and leave them with a clear final thought.
Mastery looks like a closing paragraph that connects back to the main claim without copying the introduction. Students often get stuck by adding a new reason, repeating everything word for word, or ending with a vague line like “That is why I am right.”
Ways to Teach It
- Give students cut-up argumentative essays and have them match each conclusion to the claim and evidence it best supports.
- Prompt students: Which ending is stronger, a summary, a call to action, or a final insight, and why?
- Show three sample conclusions and ask students to label each as strong, repetitive, or off-topic.
- Have students read a short editorial and identify how the final paragraph supports the writer’s argument.
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.9-10.1e
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.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
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