Writing Endings Posters & Scavenger Hunts | Narrative & Informational Writing

Do your students struggle with writing strong endings? This Writing Endings resource helps students write meaningful conclusions for narrative and nonfiction writing through engaging mentor texts, anchor charts, scavenger hunts, discussion activities, and authentic writing practice.

Instead of ending every story with “The End,” students learn how authors craft memorable conclusions by analyzing picture books, read-alouds, chapter books, informational texts, news articles, mentor texts, and digital texts. They identify different types of endings, discuss and defend their thinking, and apply these strategies to their own writing.

Perfect for Writing Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, literacy centers, small groups, whole-class instruction, independent practice, and Google Classroom™.

What’s Included:

⭐ Introduction to Writing Endings

• What Is an Ending?
• Not “The End”
• Narrative Mentor Text
• Informational Mentor Text

⭐ Narrative Writing Endings

Student reference pages:

• Types of Narrative Endings
• Narrative Endings at a Glance

9 Narrative Ending Posters

✔ Circular

✔ Dialogue

✔ Twist

✔ Cliffhanger

✔ Question

✔ Lesson/Moral

✔ Emotion

✔ Humor

✔ Reflection

⭐ Nonfiction Writing Endings

Student reference pages:

• Types of Nonfiction Endings
• Nonfiction Endings at a Glance

9 Nonfiction Ending Posters

✔ Summary

✔ Question

✔ Memorable Quote

✔ Call to Action

✔ Advice

✔ Final Thought or Feeling

✔ Moral/Lesson

✔ Solution

✔ Hope or Dream

Interactive Writing Ending Activities

Students actively learn how to write effective endings through engaging activities including:

✔ Identify That Ending

✔ Write That Ending

✔ Guess That Ending

✔ Find That Ending Sticky Note Scavenger Hunt

✔ Stuck on an Ending? Discussion & Debate Activity

✔ Graphic Organizers

✔ Student Writing Practice

Print & Digital

This resource includes Google Slides™ for flexible classroom instruction.

Use it to:

• Present mini-lessons
• Assign digital activities
• Print for hands-on instruction
• Use during whole-group, small-group, or independent work

Easy prep—simply print or assign digitally.

How Students Learn

Students don’t simply memorize different types of endings, they discover them through authentic reading and writing experiences.

Using mentor texts, picture books, chapter books, informational texts, and classroom library books, students:

✔ Identify different types of endings

✔ Compare narrative and nonfiction endings

✔ Search for endings in authentic texts

✔ Discuss and defend their thinking

✔ Draft multiple endings

✔ Confer with peers

✔ Apply strategies to their own writing

Perfect For

• 3rd Grade Writing
• 4th Grade Writing
• 5th Grade Writing
• Narrative Writing
• Informational Writing
• Nonfiction Writing
• Writing Endings
• Writing Conclusions
• Mentor Text Lessons
• Writing Workshop
• Writing Mini Lessons
• Writing Centers
• Literacy Centers
• Google Slides Activities
• Test Prep Writing
• Homeschool

Why Teachers Love This Resource

⭐ Uses authentic mentor texts students already know and love

⭐ Encourages meaningful classroom discussion and debate

⭐ Helps students move beyond writing “The End”

⭐ Engages students with scavenger hunts and interactive activities

⭐ Classroom-tested and easy to prep

⭐ Available in both printable and digital formats

From My Classroom to Yours

One of the hardest parts of writing is knowing how to end a piece in a way that leaves a lasting impression. I created this resource to help students move beyond simply writing “The End” and instead craft thoughtful, purposeful conclusions that match their writing.

By studying mentor texts, participating in interactive scavenger hunts, and practicing multiple ending strategies, students gain the confidence to write stronger narrative and nonfiction pieces.

I hope this resource helps your students become confident writers who know how to finish every piece with purpose and impact!

Enjoy from my classroom to yours!

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