What makes a Good Ending?

Once Upon Another Time…

Ending a Story.

• A good ending draws all the threads of the story together, and ties them together neatly.

• A good ending resolves any conflicts in your story.

• A good ending completes the telling of events.

• A good ending satisfies the reader.

So can you end a story?• Conclusive- this is when you finish by drawing

to an end all the events that have happened.• Cliff-hanger- This is when you finish in a way

that leaves the reader in suspense, wondering what happened next.

• Direct Speech- this is when you finish by one of the characters saying something.

• Reflective- This is when you finish by thinking about what has happened in the story.

• Decide ending has been used each time!

Ending 1

Little Red Riding Hood lived happily ever after in the forest, and the wolf never crossed her path again.

Ending 2

The two grey heads bent towards each other as they hatched a plan, “Change places, ….swap clothes, …..frighten her,….. teach her respect, …….after all, it’s for her own good!”

Ending 3

Little Red Riding Hood swung in the hammock in her garden it hadn’t been a bad day really, she thought. It’s not every day I get to murder a wolf!

Ending 4

Little Red Riding Hood and the woodcutter laughed and joked about the day that they had experienced, when suddenly a rustling sound came from behind the bush.

Did any of the endings use more than one type

of ending?How will you end

the story?