What makes a Good Ending

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What makes a Good Ending?

• Once Upon Another Time

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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.

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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!

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Ending 1
Little Red Riding Hood lived happily ever after
in the forest, and the wolf never crossed her
path again.
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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, its for her own good!
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Ending 3
Little Red Riding Hood swung in the hammock in
her garden it hadnt been a bad day really, she
thought. Its not every day I get to murder a
wolf!
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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.
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Did any of the endings use more than one type of
ending?

• How will you end the story?