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From Pickle Jar to Bank: Choosing a Story Conclusion

Read a story about opening a first bank account that has no ending yet, then choose, test and write a conclusion that follows from the events.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.4.3.e

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students choose a conclusion that follows from the events of a narrative.
Students tell ending sentences that fit a story from ones that do not.
Students write a conclusion that looks back on a narrative's events.

How to use

Read the story together and ask students how they think it should end before they start. Students can share their own conclusions from the last question in pairs.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.4.3.e

Write a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

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From Pickle Jar to Bank: Choosing a Story Conclusion

Pick and write an ending that grows out of the events in the story.

Read the story

Lucía wrote this story about her first bank account. She has not written the ending yet.

My First Bank Account

1For eight months, I kept my savings in an old pickle jar on my bedroom shelf. Every Saturday, I walked Mrs. Okafor's beagle, Biscuit, around the block, and she paid me in coins. By spring, the jar was so heavy that I needed both hands to lift it.

2"That jar is getting too full," Grandpa said one evening. "How would you like to open your very own bank account?" My stomach did a little flip. I had only ever been inside a bank to pick a lollipop from the bowl on the counter.

3On Friday night, Grandpa and I spread every coin across the kitchen table. We sorted them into piles and slid them into paper rolls. Quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies each had their own kind of roll. It took us two whole hours, and by the end, my fingertips were gray from all the coins.

4On Saturday morning, we carried the heavy rolls in a shoebox to the bank on Main Street. A teller named Mr. Haddad smiled and counted them carefully. Then he slid a small paper across the counter. It showed my name and the total in my new account: one hundred twelve dollars and forty cents. I had never seen so much money with my name on it.

5Suddenly, I felt worried. "If I leave my money here, can I still get it back?" I asked. Mr. Haddad nodded. "It is still your money," he said. "The bank keeps it safe for you. It even adds a little extra, called interest, because you are saving it here." I let out a long breath and smiled at Grandpa.

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