Virginia SOL 3.W.2.A.v
The Standard
Providing a concluding statement.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students finish a well-developed paragraph with a concluding statement. They connect the final sentence to the main idea and give the reader a clear sense of closure.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students write a final sentence that clearly closes the paragraph and connects to its main idea. The sentence sums up the paragraph without introducing a new topic or detail.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may add a new detail in the last sentence instead of wrapping up the main idea. They may copy the topic sentence word for word or use an unrelated phrase such as “The end.”
How to Assess It
- Give students a short paragraph with the last sentence missing. Ask them to write one concluding sentence that restates the main idea without adding new information.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Build a paragraph with sentence strips, then choose the best concluding strip and place it last.
Read three possible endings for one paragraph and ask students to explain which ending fits best and why.
Play Conclusion Match by pairing short paragraphs with conclusion cards that restate each main idea.
Examine conclusions in a school announcement, book review, or how-to paragraph, then write a fitting final sentence.
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