Kentucky Reading and Writing C.3.2.f

ELA3rd GradeComposition

The Standard

C.3.2: Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to examine a topic and provide information.

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 write an ending that fits the rest of their piece. They bring the main idea or events to a close without adding an unrelated point.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can write a short final section that connects to what came before. In a report, they return to the main idea. In a story, they show how things turn out.
Common Misconceptions: Students may stop after their last detail or write only “The end.” Some add a new topic in the final lines or repeat their opening word for word.
How to Assess It: Give students a paragraph about how worms help soil. Ask: “Write two sentences that end this paragraph. Bring back the main idea without adding a new topic.”

Lesson moves

Give students a garden paragraph and three ending strips to cut out, sort, and glue beside the ending that fits.
Ask: “Why does ‘Worms help gardens grow’ fit a worm report better than ‘I like pizza’?”
Give pairs four short paragraphs and four ending cards; have them match each ending to a paragraph and explain their choices.
Have students write the final two sentences of a garden proposal to the principal, returning to their request and its benefit.

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