Kentucky Reading and Writing C.4.2.g

ELA4th GradeComposition

The Standard

C.4.2: Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using writing and digital resources, to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

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 close a story, explanation, or opinion without starting a new topic.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can end a story by showing what happened after the main problem was solved. In an opinion or explanation, they return to the main point in fresh words and give the reader a clear stopping point.
Common Misconceptions: Students may stop after their last detail or write only “The End.” Others repeat their opening word for word or add a new reason that needs its own explanation.
How to Assess It: On an exit ticket, give students this draft: “Our class should plant a garden because we could grow vegetables and study plants.” Ask them to write a two-sentence ending without adding a new reason.

Lesson moves

Give pairs two short paragraphs and two ending strips; have them match each ending to a paragraph and explain their choices.
Read two endings for a class garden letter and ask, “Which one gives the reader a better stopping point? Why?”
Play an ending swap game: students trade drafts, write an ending for a partner, then compare it with the writer’s own ending.
Have students write the final paragraph of a letter asking the principal for more playground shade.

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