FLASHBACK

Flashback

Now try breaking the wordFLASHBACK apart.FLASH: a quick glimpse.BACK: a look back in the

story at something that previously happened.

FLASHBACKWhat 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

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

Why Use Flashback?

Gives audience first hand look at the past

Gives background that 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

Examples

“A Christmas Carol”

“It’s a Wonderful Life”

The Diary of Anne Frank(the (the play version)

Examples

Harry Potter book & movies

“Lost” television show

“Family Guy” television show

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”

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."

Buddy Chat

Share with your learning buddy a flashback from a book or short story you have read or a movie story you have seen

Foreshadowing

Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart.FORE means ahead.A SHADOW is a glimpse of

something without the complete details.

Foreshadowing

a way of indicating or hinting at what will come later

Foreshadowing

can be subtlelike storm clouds on the horizon suggesting

that danger is coming

more directsuch as Romeo and Juliet talking about

wanting to die rather than live without each other

Foreshadowing

adds dramatic tension create suspense convey information to help

the reader understand what comes later

Why is it important?

How do I 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

Ask yourself ????

Are there phrases about the future?

Is there a change happening in

the weather, the setting, or the mood?

Ask yourself ???? Are there objects or scenic elements

that suggest something happy, sad, dangerous, exciting, etc.?

Do characters or the narrator observe something in the background that might be a hint about something to come later?

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 Tip

often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter

Let’s Chat

Share with the class an example of foreshadowing from a book or short story you have read or a movie story you have seen

Example 1: George looked down at Sandra as she lay on the soft grass. It was another beautiful day at Jefferson Park. He had brought her here for their first date, and he'd stood just where he was, watching as she set down her bags and kicked off her shoes. She had reclined back, shaded her eyes, and looked up at the clouds. Her voice was shakier now, her hair grayer, but she was still his Sandra.adapted from http://teenwriting.about.com

What happens in this story's flashback?

A. George brings Sandra to the park for their first date. B. George admires Sandra's shaky voice and graying hair. C. George and Sandra, a married couple, relax in the park. D. George reclines on the grass and looks up at the clouds.

Example 2: Jim Chandler was sitting at home watching the

evening news when his son Preston asked him a question.

"Dad," Preston began. "This is a school assignment Mrs. Jones gave us. What were you doing when John F. Kennedy was assassinated?”

Jim shifted nervously in his seat. The Political Science 1301 exam was too difficult! Surely, something could interrupt this test and put an end to it. Jim hadn't studied.

All of a sudden, Professor Hinckle from the Philosophy Department opened the door, disturbing the students taking the exam. "Everyone," he began in a calm voice. "President Kennedy has been shot. The university has said that all exams and classes are canceled."

What is the literary device used in the story? A. Plot B. Flashback C. Flash-forward D. Alliteration

Ex. 3 : It was a dark and cold winter morning. Jim and his brother Carl waited impatiently for the school bus. Carl chewed on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich."I hate going to school," Jim said. "You never know what might go wrong during the day. We might have a pop quiz or be attacked by the school bully."

Carl finished the last sandwich bite and moved on to a thermos filled with chocolate milk. "It's a lot more fun in my class."

"Sure," Jim said. "It's because you're in kindergarten. Everything's fun in kindergarten."

The bus arrived. Both boys walked into it and separated to find their friends. As Jim sat down next to his best friend Mike, he noticed something."Hey, my lunchbox feels really light." Which sentence from the passage is an example of foreshadowing?

A. " 'Hey, my lunchbox feels really light.' " B. "Both boys walked into it and separated to find their friends." C. " 'You never know what might go wrong during the day.' " D. " 'It's because you're in kindergarten.' "

Example 4

I took one look outside my bedroom window and saw the drab, gray, dreary sky. I pulled the coverlet up over my face, trying to hide from the morning. I knew that I could no longer put off the dreaded task. Today, everyone would have to know my hideous secret.

The passage is an example of

A. metaphor. B. flashback. C. foreshadowing. D. euphemism.

1. A2. B3. C4. C

It’s YOUR TURN

Now, you will create four devices in order to help you remember four very important literary devices!

Find this paper

COLOR

Color one of the ipods BLUE and color the FLASHBACK picture the same BLUE

Color one of the ipods ORANGE and color the SUSPENSE picture ORANGE

Color one of the ipods GREEN Color one of the ipods pink.

Cut and Paste…CAREFULLY! Cut and paste each ipod in your ISN on

page 14 like the example below…LEAVE ROOM for writing at the top (skip down four lines before gluing).

Cut and paste cont.

Next, cut and fold right below each word and CAREFULLY glue on the CORRECT Ipod.

Throw trash in

RECYCLE…not on

The floor.

Writing Time

Label the title of page 14 “Story Devices”

On top four lines write “Techniques that writers use to make a story more interesting and enhance reader’s experience.”

You may write using the colors for the words, but you do not HAVE to.

Now let’s label our devices… Flashback – Turn and talk to your

neighbor about FLASHBACK.

FLASHBACK

On your BLUE Ipod write “A transition in a story to an earlier time used for comedy or to prove a contradiction to the present.”

YOU HAVE TO WRITE SMALL OR IT WON’T FIT!!

FORESHADOW

What do you remember about FORESHADOW?

Discuss

FORESHADOW

On your GREEN Ipod write “A guess ahead; the author hints at what is to come usually to avoid disappointment or arouse the reader.”

Suspense

On your ORANGE Ipod write “Occurs when the reader is unsure of what will be happening next or when the outcome is uncertain.”

Cliffhanger

On your PINK Ipod write “When the main character or a character is left in a difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation.”

Example from our text?

Talk to your table about example that you can think of from our class novel…be ready to share!