Match a closing to purpose

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Opening: At dawn, Jo found an empty stage. Development: cold floor under bare feet. Transition: then. Closing: Jo realized practice had made the stage less frightening.
• Primary check: Opening: A paper hinge bends at a crease. Development: A crease is a pressed fold line. Transition: also. Closing: These parts let the model bend.

Learn the idea

A useful ending follows the text’s purpose. A narrative can reflect, an explanation can sum up, an argument can return to its supported position and a letter can sign off.

Compare the ending with the genre and preceding material. Make the closure connect without adding an unrelated new subject.

Example to read or listen to: Opening: At dawn, Jo found an empty stage. Development: cold floor under bare feet. Transition: then. Closing: Jo realized practice had made the stage less frightening. The answer is resolve or reflect on a story. The relevant input states: Closing: Jo realized practice had made the stage less frightening. This fits resolve or reflect on a story. A useful ending follows the text’s purpose. A narrative can reflect, an explanation can sum up, an argument can return to its supported position and a letter can sign off. Restating a position is not permission to add a stronger unsupported claim.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Compare the ending with the genre and preceding material. Make the closure connect without adding an unrelated new subject.
3. Check the worked solution: resolve or reflect on a story. The relevant input states: Closing: Jo realized practice had made the stage less frightening. This fits resolve or reflect on a story. A useful ending follows the text’s purpose. A narrative can reflect, an explanation can sum up, an argument can return to its supported position and a letter can sign off. Restating a position is not permission to add a stronger unsupported claim.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Using supplied fictional facts—a paper model has a fold, three labeled parts, and a label helped two classmates name those parts—write a short explanation and a separate supported argument for labels. Add a connected opening, development, transition and ending to each. Do not claim measured learning beyond the supplied record. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A useful ending follows the text’s purpose. A narrative can reflect, an explanation can sum up, an argument can return to its supported position and a letter can sign off.

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