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Learning Objective Name _____________________

Today, we will write a concluding paragraph for expository text1. 1 piece of writing

CFUWhat are we going to do today? What does text mean?

Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge

On a cold day in 1801, Harry Stevens was selling ice cream and sodas at a polo2 game. Unfortunately, because it was so cold, he was not selling very much. To make some money, he sent out one of his workers to buy some sausages. He heated them and sold them in buns. He made a lot of money that day, and the American hot dog stand was created! 69 words2 game played by players on horses

Students, retell your partner the story in your own words.

CFUStudents, when you told your partner the story in your own words, that is called summarizing. We can also use summarizing in our writing. Summarizing is used to help us end or finish our paper. Today, we will use summarizing to write a concluding, or ending, paragraph.

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5th Grade Writing Strategies 1.2C (2Q)Offer a concluding paragraph that summarizes

important ideas and details.Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.

Concept DevelopmentExpository text is a piece of nonfiction writing that explains or informs about something.

• Expository text is organized with an introduction, body, and conclusion.A concluding paragraph summarizes the main idea of the text.

• A concluding paragraph wraps up, or finishes, a piece of writing.• Concluding paragraphs are organized in three parts:

• Part 1: Re-wording main idea of the writing.• Part 2: Re-wording important details that support the main idea.• Part 3: Lasting impression3 that tells why the main idea is important.

3 (lasting impression) impact on someone that will last a long time

Example:

Introduction:

Body:

Monsoons in India Every summer, the country of India has many days of rain. The storms that cause this rain are called monsoons. Monsoons cause huge problems for India. Some problems of monsoons include the flooding of towns and the violence of the wind. One problem of a monsoon is the amount of rain dropped on India. The amount of rain causes flooding that damages streets, homes, and towns.

Another large problem caused by monsoons is the strength of the wind. The wind during a monsoon is very powerful. It can knock down trees and break windows causing severe damage and destruction to the towns in India.

Conclusion:Part 1: Re-wording of main idea Part 2: Re-wording of important detailsPart 3: Lasting impression

A monsoon causes a lot of trouble for India. Flooding and strong winds are two of the biggest problems connected with monsoons. The monsoon is a difficult part of life in India. 136 words

CFU Which of the following sentences is a re-wording of the sentence “Monsoons cause rain and floods.”? How do you know?A Monsoons also occur in parts of Africa. B A downpour that causes an overflow of water is sometimes called a monsoon.Which sentence would be another possible lasting impression for the passage above? How do you know?A Monsoons cause flooding and winds.B While the monsoon is dangerous; it brings necessary amounts of water to India, a very dry place.




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Re-Wording:• Re-wording means putting a sentence into different words.• Re-wording is not switching the words of a sentence around.

Importance A concluding paragraph summarizes the main idea of the text.

• Part 1: Re-wording main idea of the writing.• Part 2: Re-wording important details that support the main idea.• Part 3: Lasting impression that tells why the main idea is important.

It is important to write a concluding paragraph for expository text because:

1. writing a concluding paragraph for expository text will help you restate the main points of the text clearly and briefly.

2. writing a concluding paragraph for expository text will help you do well on tests.

CFUDoes anyone else have another reason why it is important to write a concluding paragraph for expository text? (pair-share) Why is it important to write a concluding paragraph for expository text? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more important to you? Why?




In conclusion, the Boston Tea Party was one of the most influential4 events of the revolutionary time period. It sent a clear message to the British, it brought colonists together, and it allowed everyday citizens to become involved in their own government. The Boston Tea Party truly helped America become the country it is today. 4 having the power to affect the way someone thinks 55 words

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Skill Development/Guided PracticeA concluding paragraph summarizes the main idea of the text.


Write a concluding paragraph for expository text.Step #1: Read the passage carefully, paying attention to the bolded main idea and the underlined important details. Step #2: Re-word the main idea. (write) Hint: Put in your own words. Step #3: Re-word the important details. (write)Step #4: Create a lasting impression. (write) Hint: Why is the main idea important?Step #5: Write a concluding paragraph using sentences from Steps #2-4. Teacher and students alternate writing a conclusion summarizing the topic and support details (teacher models first).

Violent Storms1. There are many kinds of storms that occur. 2. They can be rather harmless, like a simple

rainstorm, or very destructive5. 3. Certain kinds of severe weather can damage property and kill people. 4. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms are examples of violent storms.

5. Hurricanes are large violent storms that form over warm ocean water. 6. Hurricanes have a lot of rain and very fast winds. 7. The high winds and heavy rain can damage houses and cause flooding.

8. A tornado is a funnel-shaped cloud of spinning wind. 9. Tornadoes form over land. 10. Winds can be as high as 300 mph. 11. Tornadoes are usually wind without rain. 12. The wind is powerful enough to knock over buildings and even pick up cars, trees, and other objects.

13. Thunderstorms are very large storms that have a lot of lightning. 14. Lightning can strike the ground and cause fires. 15. Also, the large amount of rain usually dropped by these storms can cause flooding. 5 causes a lot of damage 152 words

CFU How did I re-word the main idea? How did I re-word the important details? How did I create a lasting impression? How did I write a concluding paragraph? How did you re-word the main idea? How did you re-word the important details? How did you create a lasting impression? How did you write a concluding paragraph?




Re-wording Main Idea: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Re-wording Important Details: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lasting Impression: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Concluding Paragraph: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Closure A concluding paragraph summarizes the main idea of the text.

• Part 1: Re-wording main idea of the writing. • Part 2: Re-wording important details that support the main idea. • Part 3: Lasting impression that tells why the main idea is important.

1. Write a concluding paragraph for expository text below.2. In your own words, what is expository text?3. In your own words, what is a concluding paragraph?Step #1: Read the passage carefully, paying attention to the bolded main idea and the underlined important details. Step #2: Re-word the main idea. (write) Hint: Put in your own words. Step #3: Re-word the important details. (write)Step #4: Create a lasting impression. (write) Hint: Why is the main idea important?Step #5: Write a concluding paragraph using sentences from Steps #2-4.

The Water Cycle1. The water cycle is the process by which water recycles itself. 2. The water cycle process

includes evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.3. Water evaporates6 as the sun heats up rivers, lakes and oceans. 4. Some of the water

becomes vapor7 and rises into the air. 5. Next, clouds are formed by condensation8. 6. Dew9 on the grass and cars on a cool morning

are an example of condensation. 7. Precipitation is when the air has too much vapor in it. 8. It falls to the ground as rain, sleet10,

hail, or snow. 9. Rain is the most common form of precipitation. 10. Collection is when the water that has fallen back to the Earth collects together in pools, oceans, lakes and rivers. 168 words6 dries 7 gas 8 water vapor turns into liquid 9 water that collects on the ground or outside overnight 10 slushy rain

What did you learn today about writing a concluding paragraph for expository text?Day 1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Day 2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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Independent Practice Name _____________________A concluding paragraph summarizes the main idea of the text.


Write a concluding paragraph for expository text.Step #1: Read the passage carefully, paying attention to the bolded main idea and the underlined important details. Step #2: Re-word the main idea. (write) Hint: Put in your own words. Step #3: Re-word the important details. (write)Step #4: Create a lasting impression. (write) Hint: Why is the main idea important?Step #5: Write a concluding paragraph using sentences from Steps #2-4.

Spring1. Of the four seasons in a year, many people like spring the best. 2. The weather starts to

change and there are many more activities to do outside. 3. Also, lots of plants and animals wake up from their winter slumber 1 . 4. Spring is such a wonderful season!

5. The weather in the springtime is so much nicer than any other time of the year. 6. It rains more, but the sun is out a lot, and it is warmer. 7. People start coming outside to enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather. 8. It is the best time of the year to take walks and play outside games like baseball, soccer, and tennis. 9. The spring is such a beautiful time of the year with new plants and everything flowering. 10. In the springtime, the flowers are blooming and so are the trees. 11. Trees also begin to get new leaves. 12. There are baby birds being hatched and baby animals being born. 156 words1 sleep




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Periodic Review 1 Name _____________________A concluding paragraph summarizes the main idea of the text.



The Lewis and Clark Expedition1. Early in our country’s history, few people knew what was past the Mississippi River.

2. Lewis and Clark went on a journey to find out that lasted from 1804 to 1806. 3. Their exploration helped in the westward expansion of the United States.

4. News of the Louisiana Purchase was announced1 on July 4, 1803. 5. Meriwether Lewis planned to explore land past the Mississippi River that was now owned by the United States. 6. By August, Lewis chose William Clark to lead the expedition with him. 7. Lewis and Clark and their men started building Camp Wood in September of 1803 to make and collect things needed for the trip. 8. The expedition2 left on May 14, 1804 and headed for the Pacific Ocean. 9. They met several tribes of Sioux (soo) Indians and only barely avoided fighting while crossing through their territory3.

10. After reaching the Pacific Ocean, the expedition returned by a different route to better map the territories. 11. The expedition returned with accurate maps of the area and gave the country a good idea of the shape of the new lands from the Louisiana Purchase. 273 words1 made public or told to the people 2 planned trip for a special purpose 3 land


• Part 1: Re-wording main idea of the writing.DataWORKS Educational Research(800) 495-1550 • www.dataworks-ed.com©2011 All rights reserved.Comments? [email protected]



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• Part 2: Re-wording important details that support the main idea.• Part 3: Lasting impression that tells why the main idea is important.


The Circulatory System1. The circulatory system is made up of the vessels and the muscles that help control the flow

of blood within the body. 2. This process is called circulation. 3. The main parts of the system are the heart, arteries 1 , capillaries 2 , and veins 3 . 4. The circulatory system is vital to us, because it gets oxygen and nutrients4 to the cells in our body.

5. As blood begins to circulate, it leaves the heart and goes into the aorta. 6. The aorta is the largest artery in the body. 7. The blood leaving the aorta is full of oxygen. 8. This is important for the cells in the brain and the body to do their work. 9. The oxygen-rich blood travels throughout the body in its system of arteries. 10. As the blood travels through the arteries, oxygen is absorbed5 by the cells, and carbon dioxide6 from the cells is put into the blood so it can be taken out of the body.

11. On its way back to the heart, the blood travels through a system of veins. 12. As it reaches the lungs, the carbon dioxide is removed from the blood and replaced with fresh oxygen that we have breathed in through the lungs.

13. The circulatory system also distributes7 energy from food. 14. The blood carries the nutrients that we have eaten from where they are absorbed in our digestive system to all the cells in the body. 15. The blood also carries waste materials away from our cells so we can get rid of them. 239 words1 tubes that carry blood from the heart 2 tiny tubes that carry blood 3 tubes that carry blood back to the heart4 vitamins and minerals from food 5 taken in 6 (carbon dioxide) gas that our body makes 7 spread out


• Part 1: Re-wording main idea of the writing.• Part 2: Re-wording important details that support the main idea.




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• Part 3: Lasting impression that tells why the main idea is important.Write a concluding paragraph for expository text.Step #1: Read the passage carefully, paying attention to the bolded main idea and the underlined important details. Step #2: Re-word the main idea. (write) Hint: Put in your own words. Step #3: Re-word the important details. (write)Step #4: Create a lasting impression. (write) Hint: Why is the main idea important?Step #5: Write a concluding paragraph using sentences from Steps #2-4.

Women in the American Revolution1. Many women helped during the American Revolution. 2. Women contributed in several different ways,

providing information, carrying messages, and even helping to fight. 3. They were each very important to the Revolution in their own ways.

4. Lydia Darragh was a Quaker, someone whose religious beliefs kept her from getting involved with the war. 5. The British found this convenient1, and used her house for meetings. 6. At one of those meetings, Lydia overheard the British plan a surprise attack on General George Washington and his men at a nearby camp. 7. She personally delivered the information to Washington's troops, stopping the British from attacking. 8. Sibyl Ludington was the 16-year-old daughter of a colonel who led a local regiment2. 9. Colonel Ludington’s job was to protect a route the British could take between Connecticut and the coast of Long Island Sound. 10. In 1777, the British attacked a nearby town and a rider came to the Ludington house to warn them and ask for the local regiment’s help. 11. At that time, the Colonel’s regiment had been dismissed3 for planting season, and all of the men were miles apart. 12. The horse and rider were too tired to continue and Colonel Ludington had to prepare for battle. 13. The Colonel asked Sibyl to ride through the night, telling his men of the danger and that they were to come together to fight back. 14. She rode all night through the dark woods and covered 40 miles. 15. Because of her bravery, nearly the entire regiment was together by morning to fight the British.

16. Molly Pitcher actually fought during the Revolution. 17. Her real name was Mary. 18. During the war, she carried pitchers of water to the soldiers when they were thirsty. 19. One day, her husband passed out from the heat and she took over for him and helped to fire a cannon. 20. The government honored4 her as Molly Pitcher for her bravery. 1 useful 2 large group of soldiers 3 sent away 4 showed respect 309 words







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