Story Conclusions
A strong story conclusion should reflect on the experience and articulate the lesson learned. The definition of reflection is looking back on an experience and determining the importance of that experience, what you learned; insightful, considered thoughts about a subject.
In your conclusion you should:
Examples:
#1
"The whole experience helped me learn that you have to be calm in scary situations even if you aren’t calm at heart. Things look much worse when you’re scared, so sometimes you just need to pause, take a deep breath, and I promise things will look much brighter! My advice to kids like me would be to listen to your parents when they insist upon wearing life jackets. Those jackets really do live up to their name. They can save lives. They helped save mine!"
#2
“It’s okay. Relax,” said my babysitter, and luckily, this time it was okay. We were right back where we had started, the place where we first had our big, nervous smiles on our faces. We were where I learned that I can overcome my fears and I have the guts to do anything. I learned that anybody can do anything, and that when people tell you that you can do something, they are right. You can.
#3
I search the shelves, longing to find what I am looking for: Collins’ The Hunger Games. I see it and reach for it, then clutch it to my chest. I curl up in the cozy chair in our living room. I picture him curled up in the bus, his knees pulled to his chin, his battered paperback shaking in his hands. And I know that we are connected by the power of reading.
A strong story conclusion should reflect on the experience and articulate the lesson learned. The definition of reflection is looking back on an experience and determining the importance of that experience, what you learned; insightful, considered thoughts about a subject.
In your conclusion you should:
- reflect on your experience
- be honest about the main experience, event, or message of the piece.
- share a lesson learned or simply offer some thoughts about the experience and how it has changed your life
Examples:
#1
"The whole experience helped me learn that you have to be calm in scary situations even if you aren’t calm at heart. Things look much worse when you’re scared, so sometimes you just need to pause, take a deep breath, and I promise things will look much brighter! My advice to kids like me would be to listen to your parents when they insist upon wearing life jackets. Those jackets really do live up to their name. They can save lives. They helped save mine!"
#2
“It’s okay. Relax,” said my babysitter, and luckily, this time it was okay. We were right back where we had started, the place where we first had our big, nervous smiles on our faces. We were where I learned that I can overcome my fears and I have the guts to do anything. I learned that anybody can do anything, and that when people tell you that you can do something, they are right. You can.
#3
I search the shelves, longing to find what I am looking for: Collins’ The Hunger Games. I see it and reach for it, then clutch it to my chest. I curl up in the cozy chair in our living room. I picture him curled up in the bus, his knees pulled to his chin, his battered paperback shaking in his hands. And I know that we are connected by the power of reading.