South Dakota ELA 2.W.1.d

ELA2nd GradeWriting

The Standard

Provide a concluding sentence or paragraph.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students add a last sentence or short paragraph that brings their writing to a close. They look back at what they wrote so the ending fits the topic.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can add a final sentence that ties back to the main idea. In a piece about a class pet, they close with a thought about the pet rather than a new fact about another animal.
Common Misconceptions: Students may stop after their last detail without giving the writing an ending. They may add an unrelated fact, copy the first sentence, or write only “The end.”
How to Assess It: Show students: “Our class planted bean seeds. We watered them each day. Green shoots appeared.” Ask them to write one sentence that finishes the paragraph without adding a new topic.

Lesson moves

Give pairs sentence strips from a short story and two ending strips; have them place the ending that fits after the last detail.
Read a paragraph that stops after a detail and ask, “What could the writer say next to help the reader feel finished?”
Play Ending Match: read three short paragraphs aloud and have students match each one to an ending card.
Draft a thank-you note to the school custodian, then add a final sentence that closes the note without starting a new topic.

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