Transcript fORESHADOWING - ELA Resources for Middle School

FLASHBACK
Definitions

Flashback: when an author refers
back to something that already took
place in the story
Flashback
Now try breaking the word
FLASHBACK apart.
FLASH: a quick glimpse.
BACK: a look back in the story
at something that previously
happened.
FLASHBACK
What It Is
 Turning
back the clock
 Scenes that took place in the past
 Scenes literally “flash back”
 Brings story or play to a standstill
 Interrupts story’s chronological
order
FLASHBACK
What It Is NOT!
 Just
talking about the past
 Referring
to past experiences
Why Use Flashback?
 Gives
audience first hand look
at the past
 Gives background the
audience needs to understand
situations or characters
 Brings to life the memory of the
character having the flashback
Why Use Flashback?
 Lets
audience understand
character behavior and
motivation
 May
give some foreshadowing
clues as to the future of the
characters
Creating Flashback
tip the reader that you are
leaving the present
transition statement such as, "John
remembered the day his father died."
clue the reader that you are
returning to the present
another transition sentence ("But that was then
and this was now, and John had to let the past
stay in the past."
Foreshadowing
Definitions

Foreshadowing: when an author
mentions or hints at something that
will happen later in the story
Foreshadowing
Try breaking the word
FORESHADOWING apart.
FORE means ahead.
A SHADOW is a glimpse of
something without the
complete details.
What is Foreshadowing?

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an
author drops subtle hints about plot developments
to come later in the story.
 You can think of foreshadowing as a way
of giving the reader a chance to make a
predication about what might happen
next in the story.
Example of Foreshadowing
"NOW, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one
morning, "you may go into the fields or down
the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's
garden: your Father had an accident there;
he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor."
~ Beatrix Potter from The Tale of Peter Rabbit
What do you think might happen next?
Foreshadowing

can be subtle
 like storm clouds on the horizon suggesting
that danger is coming

more direct
 such as Romeo and Juliet talking about
wanting to die rather than live without each
other
Foreshadowing
Why is it important?
adds dramatic tension
 create suspense
 convey information to help
the reader understand what
comes later

 Leaves
unanswered
questions
How to create foreshadowing
 placing
clues, both subtle and
direct, into the text
 mentioning an upcoming event
 explaining the plans of the
people or characters portrayed
in the text
Foreshadowing Tip
often appears at the
beginning of a story or
chapter
An Example…
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And now you will see portions from
the well known children’s story Little
Red Riding Hood.
Little Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time, there
was a little girl who lived
with her mother. Her
mother asked her to take
her old and lonely
grandmother some food
one day. "Don't stop along
the way. Go straight to
your Grandma's house and
back. Don't talk to any
strangers and watch out
for the wolf in the woods!
Now get along!"
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing

The first set of underlined words is
an example of foreshadowing. Little
Red Riding Hood’s mother is warning
her about the wolf in the woods,
which hints at what may happen next.
Little Red Riding Hood

While she was walking
through the woods, a wolf
was walking past her. "I
bet I could convince her
to take the long way. Then
I could get to her
grandmother's house
first and trick her into
thinking that I was her
grandma. That way I could
have her and her grandma
for a large feast,” he
thought.
Little Red Riding Hood

The wolf went up to Little
Red Riding Hood and told
her that he knew a
shortcut. Little Red
Riding Hood thought back
to what her mother told
her. “Don’t talk to any
strangers and watch out
for the wolf in the
woods!” But it was too
late, she had already
listened to the wolf’s
directions.
Flashback
Flashback

The second set of underlined words is
an example of flashback. Little Red
Riding Hood is thinking back to
something that happened earlier in
the story.
Little Red Riding Hood

Most know how
the rest of the
story ends. Little
Red Riding Hood
and her grandma
are saved from
the wolf.
Hopefully you can
understand
foreshadowing and
flashback now.
Review
When an author mentions or hints at
something that will happen later in the
story, it is called
Foreshadowing
Review

When an author refers back to
something that has already happened
in the story, it is called
Flashback
Review Question 1
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sarah closed her eyes and took a deep breath. It was
exactly a year ago today that she stood in this very
same spot, trying to do the very same thing. “How
could I be doing this?” Sarah thought to herself. She
took a deep breath and recalled that embarrassing and
humiliating time.
She had sung on stage a million times, but, for some
reason, that night was different. As she gazed out in
the into the crowd, she saw them. They never came,
yet there they were. Sarah’s breath had quickened
and her heart began to beat a mile a minute. “I can’t
do this,” she mumbled as she fled the stage.
And now, exactly a year later, Sarah stood, ready to
head out on stage. She hoped she was ready.
Foreshadowing
Exposition
Flashback
Flashback
Resolution
Review Question 2
2. Robinson Crusoe (paraphrased excerpt)
Daniel Defoe
Being the third son of the family, and not bred to any trade, my head
began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. My father,
who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of
learning, as far as house education a country free school
generally go, and designed me for the law, but I would be satisfied
with nothing but going out to sea. My inclination to this led me so
strongly against the will, nay, the commands, of my father, and
against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other
friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that
propension of nature tending directly to the life of misery which
was to befall me.
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The author uses the reaction of Robinson Crusoe’s family and
friends to give the reader hints of what may happen in the story.
This is known as ________________.
A.
Exposition
B.
Flashback
C.
Exaggeration
D.
Foreshadowing
Review Question 3
3. The dark storm clouds rolled across the lake
and Rebecca couldn’t help but shiver. The
ominous feeling the black clouds gave her
made her pull her wool coat closely around her.
She started walking faster and faster, hoping
that whatever was coming would pass quickly
and wouldn’t hurt too badly.
This is an example of:
A. Foreshadowing
B. Exposition
C. Flashback
D. Resolution