when something is much less exciting or dramatic than it was expected to be

the state or fact of lasting only for a short time

achieving no result; not effective or successful

to criticise or undermine the usual way of doing something or common values

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

English

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'

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

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

Crafting an effective ending

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

Zeus imprisons Hera and reclaims his place as unopposed ruler.

Hera overthrows Zeus and claims her place as ruler.

Poseidon and Hera work together to overthrow Zeus.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Jennifer Saint's 'Hera'?

Arguably, we might consider Saint's ending to 'Hera' as ...

In 'Hera', Saint uses the symbolism of __________ to craft an anti-climactic ending.

Which of the following would create a semantic field with the words "crumpled" and "creased"?

'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of which word beginning with 't'?

'Achieving no result; not effective or successful' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

In Greek mythology, who is the ruler of the gods?

'When something is much less exciting or dramatic than it was expected to be' is the definition of an ...

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

Which of the following is a synonym of the verb 'to leave'?

'A group of words that is related in meaning' is the definition of a ...

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

Lesson outcome