Narrative Endings

Exciting Endings!

By Monica Lilley

Open Ended

Read the text and add an exciting ending.

All of the villagers have been taken under the wizard’s spell.  They can’t stop dancing. While it seems funny at first, they are becoming exhausted and dropping like flies. Soon there will be no-one left in the village to help look after the little ones….

Open Ended

Read the text and add an exciting ending.

Josie and Jules entered the haunted house in the dead of night. Suddenly the door slams and the windows bang shut. The lights go out. They try every way out, but it is impossible. The strange creature in the corner makes its presence known and blocks the door.

Multiple Choice

Agree or disagree and why?

If you use a sizzling start and tighten the tension effectively, the ending is not as important for the reader.

• Agree

• Disagree

Multiple Choice

Agree or disagree and why?

It’s okay to start a story if you have great ideas. You can always add the ending.

• Agree

• Disagree

Multiple Choice

What is the structure of a well planned story?

• Sizzling start

  Who, what, why

  Complication

  tension

  Climax

  Exciting Ending

• Sizzling start

  Very detailed orientation

  tension

  climax

  The End

• Sizzling start

  detailed orientation

  complication

  tension

  climax

  exciting ending

• Sizzling start

  who, what, why

  complication

  lots of obstacles

  Exciting ending

Multiple Select

What should you describe about your character?

• appearance

• character traits

• actions

• lots of background detail

Multiple Select

What are great language features to use for a fantasy narrative?

• 6 senses

• Precise Noun groups and verb groups

• Figurative language

• Dialogue with action

• Adverbs

Open Ended

What do you need to add to make your narrative the fantasy genre?