Virginia SOL 12.W.1.A.iv
The Standard
Provide a concluding section that follows from the information or explanation presented.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students end an extended informative or explanatory piece with ideas that grow logically from the earlier sections. They connect key points and explain their significance without adding unrelated information.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The conclusion returns to the main focus and connects the most meaningful ideas from the piece. It gives readers clear closure and shows why the explanation matters.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy the introduction or list body points without connecting them. They may add new evidence, shift topics, make an unsupported claim, or rely on “In conclusion” for closure.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Write a three-sentence conclusion for an explanation showing how later school start times affect sleep, attendance, and concentration. Add no new evidence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Arrange a printed introduction, body points, and three possible conclusions, then choose the best ending and mark the details that make it fit.
Discuss: “Should a conclusion only summarize?” Then write a response using one example from a class text.
Play Conclusion Match: Teams pair five explanatory passages with endings, then revise one ending that introduces an unrelated idea.
Rewrite the closing of a school policy memo so it summarizes the explanation and states why the issue matters.
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