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The Long Hill: Writing a Strong Conclusion

Grade 5 narrative writing: read a cross-country race story with no ending, judge which conclusions fit the events and write your own.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.5.3.e

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
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 judge whether a conclusion follows from the events and the goal in a narrative.
Students write a narrative conclusion that tells how the events turn out and what the character learned.

How to use

Read the story together and talk about what Amara wants and what happens on the hill. Students then judge the sample endings and write their own conclusion.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.5.3.e

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

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The Long Hill: Writing a Strong Conclusion

Choose and write an ending that follows from the events of a story.

Read the story

This story is missing its ending. Read it carefully, and think about how it should end.

The Long Hill at Pine Ridge

1Amara had one goal for her first cross-country race: to run the whole course without walking. She didn't care about winning, and she didn't care about her time. All summer, she had practiced by jogging laps around the school field after dinner. As the runners crowded behind the white starting line, her stomach fluttered and her legs felt like cooked noodles. Coach Reyes leaned close and gave her one last tip. "When you reach the big hill, take short, quick steps," he said. "Don't try to take giant strides."

2The starting horn blared, and a wave of runners surged across the grass. Amara settled into a steady pace behind a tall girl in a green shirt. The first part of the course wound through a shady pine forest, where the trail was soft with fallen needles. She passed a few runners, and a few runners passed her. Her breathing found a rhythm, in and out, in and out. So far, so good, she thought.

3Then the trail turned, and there it was: the long hill at Pine Ridge. It rose in front of her like a brown wall, slick with mud. Halfway up, Amara's sneaker slid out from under her, and she landed on both knees with a wet smack. Cold mud soaked through her socks. Amara stared at her dripping brown knees. Two runners jogged past her. Her legs burned, and a small voice in her head whispered, Just walk. No one will know.

4Amara pushed herself up and wiped her hands on her shorts. From the top of the hill, she heard her teammates shouting her name. She remembered what Coach Reyes had told her: short, quick steps. She leaned forward and took tiny steps, one after another, just as she had practiced at school. The hill didn't get any less steep, but she kept moving. At the top, the trail flattened out, and far ahead she could see the orange flags of the finish line.

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