Crafting an effective ending

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Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'

Emulating Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'

Considering and emulating Tolkien's use of a cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers'

Identifying and analysing Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'

Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'

Identifying and analysing Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'

Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'

In this unit, pupils look at four different story ending types and practise emulating them. They look at resolution in 'Moriaty', cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers', anti-climax in 'Hera' and plot twist in 'Atonement', before then crafting their own effective ending.

Fiction: ending stories

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

where any unanswered questions are answered

a radical change in the direction or expected outcome

'A feeling of nervousness that makes you unable to relax' is the definition of which word beginning with 't'?

Which of the following endings, found in fiction writing, are most likely to cause the reader to feel tense?

Which of the following endings is most likely to make the reader feel reassured?

'Nervous and worried; unable to relax' is the definition of which word beginning with 'u'?

'To criticise or undermine the usual way of doing something or common values' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?

Arguably, writers may use short sentences in order to create a __________ atmosphere.

Using images of light within a text typically creates a sense of __________.

'To say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of (someone)' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?

'Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect' is the definition of which word beginning with 'j'?

'The act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to' is the definition of which word?

Which of the following might the image of water symbolise in fiction writing?

Crafting an effective ending

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