Extended Ending:

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Extended Ending

• By Carla Smith

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A Memory

• What did you remember most?
• Have your main character remember the main event.

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Feelings

• How did you feel about what happened?
• Show how the main character felt about what
  happened in the story.

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Wish or Hope

• What would you wish or hope?
• As a result of the main event, the main character
  thinks ahead and makes a wish or hope for the
  future.

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Decision

• What did you decide?
• Include a decision made by the main character as
  a result of the main event or story problem.

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Defining Action

• What did you do?
• As a result of the main event the main character
  does something that reflects a decision or a
  feeling.
• I would NOT recommend you trying this unless you
  really understand it!!!

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Example One

• I had certainly been a wonderful day!
  Jackie held the new kitten close to her. She
  could feel it purring softly. At that moment she
  knew that her tiny kitten would always mean more
  to her than all the gold and riches in the world.

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Example Two

• Sam still hurt all over from his fall off of
  that horse. Just thinking about it sent a chill
  down his spine. Somehow though, the thought of
  never riding again was much worse than the fall
  he had taken. With that, Sam pulled on his
  riding boots, grabbed his saddle, and headed out
  to the barn.

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Example Three

• Sara looked out the window at her
  neighborhood. It still didnt feel like home,
  she thought. Yet, there were many new places to
  visit and things to explore. So, she took a deep
  breathe, pushed the memories of her old home
  aside, and headed out the door. She knew in her
  heart that it was up to her to make this new
  place feel like home.