Kentucky Reading and Writing C.1.2.f

ELA1st GradeComposition

The Standard

C.1.2: Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and provide information about the topic.

Provide a concluding section.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students add an ending that fits the rest of their writing. They show how a story turns out or wrap up an idea in a sentence or two.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can finish a story by telling what happens last. In a piece about facts or an opinion, they can close with a thought about the main idea.
Common Misconceptions: Some students stop after the last event or fact without an ending. Others write only “The End” or add a new idea that does not fit.
How to Assess It: Give students these sentences: “Mia lost her red mitten at recess. She found it under the slide.” Ask them to write one sentence that finishes the story.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards showing a lost dog, a search, and a reunion; have them order the cards and write an ending sentence.
Read a two-sentence story with no ending, then ask, “What does the reader still want to know?” and write a closing sentence together.
Give groups three short stories and three ending strips; have them match each ending to a story and explain their choices.
Have students write a thank-you note to the school custodian, ending with a sentence about why their help matters.

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