the conclusion of the story's plot where all unanswered questions are solved

a place or experience that is extremely pleasant, beautiful or peaceful

a fictional narrative where a crime is committed and investigated by a professional or amateur

a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like

the idea that things (images, people etc.) represent other things

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

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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'

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

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

'The idea that things (images, people, etc.) represent other things' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?

'The conclusion of the story's plot where all unanswered questions are solved' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?

Horowitz uses an idyllic setting at the end of 'Moriarty' and the image of sunlight. How do you think he wanted the reader to feel at the end of the story?

In Horowitz's 'Moriarty', who brings the criminal, Charles Devereux, to justice?

At the end of 'Moriarty', Horowitz describes Devereux as ...

In Horowitz's 'Moriarty', our final image of the criminal, Devereux, is of him ...

'A fictional narrative where a crime is committed and investigated by a professional or amateur' is the definition of {{ }} fiction.

'A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?

In crime fiction, who do we stereotypically expect to solve the crime?

To call somewhere idyllic suggests that it is somewhere ...

A lush, green field with beautiful flowers and sunshine.

A lush, green field with beautiful flowers and cloudy skies.

A lush, green field with brambles and weeds.

A dry, barren field with brambles and weeds.

Place these settings in order from most to least idyllic.

Starter Quiz

'A fictional narrative where a crime is committed and investigated by a professional or amateur' is the definition of fiction.