First Grade · Writing · week 14

Wrap It Up: The Closing Sentence

Add a closing sentence that restates the opinion and gives the piece a sense of finishing.

A good opinion piece needs a strong finish. A CLOSING SENTENCE reminds the reader of your opinion one more time, in slightly different words.

A closing sentence often starts with a phrase like "That is why..." or "So..." It tells the reader, "I am done, and here is my point again."

📋 For the teacher
Teach it (10–15 min):
  • Show a few closing starter phrases (That is why, So, In the end) and let your child choose a favorite.
  • Read the piece without a closing sentence, then with one, and ask which feels more finished.
  • Encourage rewording rather than copying the opening sentence word for word.
  • Celebrate the whole shape now forming: opinion, reason(s), closing -- a real short piece of writing.
Talk about it:
  • What job does a closing sentence do?
  • What are some good starter words for a closing sentence?
  • How is your closing sentence different in wording from your opening sentence?

Mastery looks like: They write a closing sentence that restates the opinion in new words and clearly ends the piece.

Common stumbles: Copying the opening sentence exactly instead of rewording it, or adding a brand-new idea instead of closing.

See it visually

Interactive, spoken-aloud tools that show this idea in motion.

Sentence BuilderDrag word tiles into a real sentence, with a capital and end mark.try →
Homework for this lessonType it, write it with a stylus, or print it for pencil & paper.open →
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