Fiction: ending stories
Why this, why now
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.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Fiction: ending stories
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.
8 lessons- Crafting an effective ending
- Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
- Identifying and analysing Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
- Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera'
- Emulating Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
- Identifying and analysing Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'
- Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'
- Considering and emulating Tolkien's use of a cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers'