CONCLUSIONS-- Narrative Memoir The learning target sayS...give a sense of closure by showing how the character or place changed or how the problem was resolved and leave the reader thinking about central theme or message. End with Reflection + convey feelings without telling the reader how you felt - and without telling how they should feel. + include thoughts about the moment or thoughts looking back, about the experien¢ why it is important, how it changed you, what it means to you now, what it taught you, what it says about you. + think about what you want your readers to take away from your story. Then think about how best you can show it. Ending lines- a few professional examples ... I wished that he had been beside me so that I could have searched his face for the answers which only the future would give me now. ~James Baldwin “Notes of a Native Son” What I believe is this: That pinch was entry into our childhood; my arm around him, our smiling, is the proof of us two surfacing, alive but not unscathed. And here are my own two boys, already embarked. ~Brett Lott, “Brothers” It took me a while to get what those words meant. But once I stopped trying to be like other people, life got a whole lot easier. I'm even growing up to be someone I really like. ~D. Marie O'Keefe “The Moment I Knew I'd Never Be Cool” Idon't remember the grade I got in fifth-grade religion class, But I do remember the laugh I got. It ‘was huge. It was the whole class (except Sister Margaret Mary). It was out-of-control hysterical. It was glorious. And it set me on my lifelong path of answering that classic question, "What's so funny, Mr. Scieszka?” ~Jon Scieszka “What's So Funny, Mr. Scieszka?” My time spent on my skateboard built up my confidence. It didn't bother me that I didn’t have a girlfriend or wasn't the popular guy at school. All I cared about was rolling around with other skaters at the park and having fun, And as far as skating goes, not much has changed. ~Tony Hawk “Intro” _ ese and sme examples rom