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TO KNOW - HOW TO END A PIECE OF WRITING EFFECTIVELY
TO KNOW - HOW TO END A PIECE OF WRITING EFFECTIVELY
TO BE ABLE TO - PLAN YOUR ENDING BEFORE YOU START WRITING TO INCREASE the impact of your plot
TO BE ABLE TO - PLAN YOUR ENDING BEFORE YOU START WRITING TO INCREASE the impact of your plot
Would you tell a knock-knock joke without knowing the punch line?
Would you tell a knock-knock joke without knowing the punch line?
So why would you start planning/writing a story without knowing the ending?
So why would you start planning/writing a story without knowing the ending?
why is the ending important?
why is the ending important?
The best stories have the best endings and you can tell when an author has thought of their ending before they have started writing.
The best stories have the best endings and you can tell when an author has thought of their ending before they have started writing.
Plan your ending BEFORE you start writing. Have a powerful ending that makes the reader think.
Plan your ending BEFORE you start writing. Have a powerful ending that makes the reader think.
The two types of endings:
The two types of endings:
– Action climax (winning grand final)
– Action climax (winning grand final)
– Character resolution (gives richness)
– Character resolution (gives richness)
Task 1 - Mind Map
Task 1 - Mind Map
As a class, brainstorm endings for a story based on this idea.
As a class, brainstorm endings for a story based on this idea.
How could this story end?
How could this story end?
Crocodiles don't like fly spray
Crocodiles don't like fly spray
Task 2 - How would these stories end?
Task 2 - How would these stories end?
Below is a list of plots for short stories. For each plot idea, come up with an ending. Be ready to share your answers. Write down the plot ideas and the endings you give them in your book.
Below is a list of plots for short stories. For each plot idea, come up with an ending. Be ready to share your answers. Write down the plot ideas and the endings you give them in your book.
A witch living in the middle of australia
A witch living in the middle of australia
A rockstar who becomes a priest
A rockstar who becomes a priest
A world where all men have been transformed into goats
A world where all men have been transformed into goats
A troll named Phil
A troll named Phil
A zombie becomes a stand up comedian
A zombie becomes a stand up comedian
A ghost pretends to be a normal person with a normal life
A ghost pretends to be a normal person with a normal life
Task 3 - how should these stories end
Task 3 - how should these stories end
Below are three stories. These are short stories, but they don't have endings.
Below are three stories. These are short stories, but they don't have endings.
Your job is to read the story and then write down an ending in your book. Your ending should be at least four sentences long.
Your job is to read the story and then write down an ending in your book. Your ending should be at least four sentences long.
Click the title to access the story.
Click the title to access the story.
Click the title to access the story.
Click the title to access the story.
Click the title to access the story.
Click the title to access the story.
Be ready to share your answers
Be ready to share your answers
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