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Year 10

Fiction: ending stories

8 lessons

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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.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of how they can emulate writers' choices and their impact from the unit 'Science fiction writing'. In this unit, pupils develop their narrative and descritpive writing skills by emulating a range of different story endings that enable them to skillfully manipulate readers. This unit builds towards the unit 'Books that changed my world', where pupis will look at some of the more subtle methods writers use to manipulate readers and create impact.

  1. Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
  2. Emulating Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
  3. Considering and emulating Tolkien's use of a cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers'
  4. Identifying and analysing Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
  5. Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
  6. Identifying and analysing Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'
  7. Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'
  8. Crafting an effective ending

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