South Dakota ELA 7.W.3.e
The Standard
- 7.W.3
- Write narratives and other creative texts (e.g. poetry, graphic stories, digital composition, memoirs) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Provide a conclusion that follows from and/or reflects on the narrated experiences or events (when appropriate to genre).
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write an ending that fits the events and tone of a story. They show the outcome or leave readers with a clear sense of what the experience meant to the character.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can close a story by showing the result of a character’s choice or reaction. The last lines connect to an earlier detail without adding an unrelated twist.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may stop at the most exciting moment, before readers know the outcome. They may add a surprise with no setup or tack on a lesson the character has not learned.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: After 'Jae found his missing library book under the cafeteria table and hurried to return it,' write two closing sentences that show what happens next and how Jae reacts.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Print a four-sentence story about a lost key with three ending strips; pairs choose one and underline the detail it resolves.
After reading the lost-key story, ask, 'Which ending feels earned, and which earlier detail supports your choice?'
Play Ending Swap: partners exchange four-sentence drafts, write endings for each other, and compare them with their original plans.
Have students write about a time a plan changed, then add a last line showing what happened and how they felt.
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Related Standards
- 6.W.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and/or reflects the narrated experiences or event (when appropriate to the genre).
- 8.W.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events (when appropriate to genre).
- 5.W.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows the narrated experiences or events (when appropriate to the genre).
- 4.W.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events (when appropriate to the genre).
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