Bridge to Terabithia – Creative Writing Project
Epilogue: things to consider…
Characters
Which characters will you include?
Changes in relationships?
 Which characters became closer?
More distant?
 Positive changes? Negative?
 Jess and his parents?
 Jess and his siblings?
 Between Jess sisters?
Point of View:
From whose perspective are you writing?
Time:
How many days, weeks, or years later?
Settling/Location:
Where is this taking place?
 Lark Creek? Washington D.C.?
 A different state?
 A different country?
Living Situation:
Where does the character live now?
 Alone?
 Still with parents/family?
 Married?
 Working?
 Having problems?
Changes made:
 Emotionally
 In understanding of the world
 Personality Traits
 Physically
Events/Actions:
 What actions/events are happening
now?
 What are the characters doing?
 Conflicts?
 Old conflicts still in effect
 New conflicts?
Alternate Ending: things to
consider…
Characters
Which characters will you include?
Character Relationships:
 What characters become closer?
 More distant?
 Why? How?
Point of View:
From whose perspective are you writing?
Where will you start your ending?
 Before or after the trip to
Washington D.C. with Miss
Edmunds?
 Before or after Leslie’s death?
Events/Actions:
 What events will take place?
 What are the characters
doing/feeling?
 Who is affected, how and why?
Conflicts:
 Do any new conflicts arise?
 Are old conflicts settled?
 How? Why?
Resolution:
 How do you want to end the novel?
 Final actions of the characters
 How have the characters changed?
What have they learned? How will
the world be different in the future?
Why does it matter?
 What theme/lesson will your ending
teach?