CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1e

ELA7th GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

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

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students write an ending that grows directly from the claim, reasons, and evidence already presented. They bring the argument to a clear close without introducing a new topic.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students end an argument by restating the claim in fresh words and tying together the main reasons. Their ending fits the evidence and adds no unrelated ideas.
Common Misconceptions: Students may copy the claim word for word or add new evidence that was never explained. They may also write “In conclusion” and assume the argument is finished without connecting the main reasons.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: “Our school should add more outdoor seating.” Write a two-sentence ending that restates the claim and connects it to one main reason.

Lesson moves

Give groups claim, evidence, and conclusion sentence strips; students match each conclusion to the argument it best completes.
Read two endings for the same argument, then ask: Which ending is stronger, and which words connect it to the reasons?
Play Conclusion Fix-It by giving pairs weak endings to revise without adding new evidence or copying the claim.
Students write the final paragraph for a proposal asking the principal to change one school rule or improve one shared space.

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