CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2f

ELA7th GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

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

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students write an ending for an informational or explanatory piece. They connect the ending to the main idea and key details, rather than adding new information.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can write an ending that returns to the main idea and reflects the information already explained. The ending gives the reader a clear sense of completion without introducing a new topic.
Common Misconceptions: Students often repeat the introduction word for word or add unrelated facts at the end. Some use empty phrases like “That is why this topic matters” without returning to the explanation’s main ideas.
How to Assess It: Give students a short explanation about how thunderstorms form. Ask them to write a two-sentence conclusion that connects the key steps without adding new information.

Lesson moves

Give pairs an explanatory paragraph and four conclusion strips, then have them select, attach, and justify the ending that fits best.
After reading a class explanation, ask students to name the key idea the conclusion should return to and explain why in two sentences.
Play Conclusion Match by having teams pair five explanatory passages with five endings, earning a point for each evidence-based match.
Have students finish a short report explaining the school recycling process with a conclusion that reinforces the report’s main points.

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