Narrative Closings Slide smoothly to a stop dont slam on the brakes Strategies Feel a feeling Remember a character Get your point across Think about the story Feel a Feeling Soon the road narrowed to two lanes and we were surrounded by the groves surrounded by the beauty ID: 430194
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Narrative ClosingsSlide2
Narrative Closings…
Slide smoothly to a stop – don’t slam on the brakes
.
Strategies:
Feel a feeling
Remember a character
Get your point across
Think about the storySlide3
Feel a Feeling
“Soon the road narrowed to two lanes and we were surrounded by the groves, surrounded by the beauty of it all. I stared through the window at the endless rows of trees – orange, tangerine, lemon – flying past us on either side. I rolled down the window and let it all in. The air was clear and cold. And the car immediately filled up with that scent, the scent of a golden dawn.”
- Edward Bloor,
TangerineSlide4
Remember a Character
“And then I remember Travis pulling me against him and telling me about hope. His voice in my mind is soft, just out of reach like a spent echo. I wonder if these memories are worth holding on to. Are worth the burden. I wonder what purpose they serve.
Already the ocean is washing around the Unconsecrated on the beach, pulling them back into the water, reclaiming them. For a while I stand and watch, until the beach is clear and the man takes my hand and leads me to the lighthouse.”
- Carrie Ryan,
The Forest of Hands and TeethSlide5
Get Your Point Across
“A while ago Jonny asked me why I was still keeping a journal, who I was writing it for. I’ve asked myself that a lot, especially in the really bad times.
Sometimes I’ve thought I’m keeping it for people 200 years from now, so they can see what our lives were like.
Sometimes I’ve thought I’m keeping it for that day when people no longer exist but butterflies can read.
But today, when I am 17 and warm and well fed, I’m keeping this journal for myself so I can always remember life as we knew it, life as we know it, for a time when I am no longer in the sunroom.”
-Susan Beth
Pfeffer
,
Life As We Knew ItSlide6
Think About the Story
“Connor takes it all in – the music, the voices, the desert, and the sky. He has his work cut out for him, changing the world and all, but things are already in motion; all he has to do is keep up the momentum. And he doesn’t have to do it alone. He has
Risa
, Hayden, and every Unwind here. Connor takes a deep breath and releases it along with his tension. At last, he allows himself the wonderful luxury of hope.”
-Neal
Shusterman
,
Unwind