ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Teaching Without Frills Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids Episode 5: Writing a Closing
Today, we’re going to learn how to write a great ending for a realistic fiction story. Let’s imagine a story about a girl named Mary and her dog, Sam. They go for a walk in the snow, but Mary slips on some ice, drops Sam’s leash, and he runs away! Oh no! We’ve already written the beginning of the story and described the problem. Now, it’s time to write about how Mary solves this problem.
When writing about how the problem gets solved, it’s important to include lots of details. We can’t just say, “Mary found Sam.” We need to explain how it happened. In our story, Mary sees her friend Carlos coming home from the grocery store.
Mary calls out, “Carlos, can you help me? Sam is loose!” Carlos has a clever idea. He takes a donut from his grocery bag and calls, “Come here, Sam!” Sam smells the yummy donut and runs right to Carlos. Hooray! The problem is solved, thanks to Carlos and his donut.
Now that the problem is solved, we need to write a closing for our story. A good closing can share a lesson the character learned, make the reader smile, or show how the character feels. Let’s try using two of these ideas for our closing.
Mary feels so relieved and happy. She says, “Next time, we need to be way more careful in the snow, Sam.” Here, we used a feeling (relief) and a lesson learned (being careful in the snow).
Writing a story is fun, and there’s always room to make it even better. If you want to see how to improve your writing, check out the next episode where we learn about revising our stories. Happy writing!
Create Your Own Ending: Think of a story you know well, like a fairy tale or a favorite book. Imagine a new problem for the characters and come up with your own ending. How do the characters solve the problem? What lesson do they learn? Share your new ending with a friend or family member and see if they like your twist!
Storytelling with Puppets: Use socks or paper bags to create puppets of Mary, Sam, Carlos, and any other characters you want to add. Act out the story, including the problem and how it gets solved. Try to add your own closing to the story. What do the characters say or do at the end? This will help you practice creating detailed endings.
Observation Walk: Go for a walk with a family member or friend and observe your surroundings. Imagine a story happening right where you are. What problem might the characters face? How could they solve it using things you see around you? Write down your ideas and share your story with someone. This will help you see how stories can happen anywhere!
**Sanitized Transcript:**
**Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids – Episode 5: Writing a Closing**
I’m writing a realistic fiction story about a girl named Mary who takes her dog, Sam, on a walk in the snow. She slips on ice, drops his leash, and he runs away. I’ve already written an introduction to my story, the events leading up to the problem, and a detailed description of the problem. Now I’m ready to write about the solution or how the problem gets solved.
This part is really important too. I can’t just tell the solution in one sentence; I need to give details about what happened. Suddenly, Mary saw her friend Carlos walking around the corner. He was coming home from the grocery store.
“Carlos, can you help me? Sam is loose!”
Carlos had a great idea. He pulled out a donut from his grocery bag. “Come here, Sam!” Sam sniffed the air and ran right to him.
“Thank you so much, Carlos!”
Aren’t you glad that problem got solved? Well, I can’t just end the story here. I should add a final closing to my story. We can do this by telling a lesson the character learned, leaving the reader with a little laugh, or showing the feelings of the character.
I’ll use two of these strategies for my closing. Mary was so relieved. “Next time, we need to be way more careful in the snow, Sam.”
I used a feeling and a lesson learned. I’m so proud of my story, but I bet I could make it even better. Check out Episode 6 to see how I revise my writing!
