New Ending Forecast

Students use context clues and rising action details to predict and compose a new ending for a short story passage. After reading about a boy eager to buy a model airplane, they write what they think will happen next, then rewrite the story’s conclusion to match their prediction. Finally, they reflect on how their ending compares with the original. This exercise promotes creative thinking, reading comprehension, and understanding of narrative structure through writing and analysis.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Literature: Predict and Extend Story Endings

English Language Arts – Writing: Compose and Revise Narrative Conclusions

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Use Textual Evidence to Infer Outcomes

English Language Arts – Critical Thinking: Compare and Reflect on Story Versions

This worksheet is part of our Prediction collection.