Writing Composition - Literature: Foreshadowing and Flashback

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Ivan
In this lesson, students will learn the difference between flashback and foreshadowing, two special plot techniques used in literature.

1. Foreshadowing and
Victoria Gregory & Katie Ryan
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2. What Is...

* Flashback?
* Foreshadowing?
* In this presentation, you will learn
the difference between flashback
and foreshadowing.

3.
+ Foreshadowing: when an author
mentions or hints at something that
will happen later in the story

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* Try breaking the word
FORESHADOWING apart.
* FORE means ahead.
* A SHADOW is a glimpse of
something without the complete
5.
* Flashback: when an author refers
back to something that already took
place in the story

6.
* Now try breaking the word
FLASHBACK apart.
+ FLASH: a quick glimpse.
* BACK: a look back in the story at
something that previously happened.

7. An Example...

* And now you will see portions from
the well known children's story Little
Red Riding Hood.

8.
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9.

: 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.
10.
CHOHOHOOHEO OOOO ORE COE ONE
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11. \ Flashback

COOHOHOOHEO OOOH ROE CORON
ROA aa Waa ey Aah

12.

- 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.
13. Little Red Riding Hood
* Most know how the /f- PSR =:
rest of the story yo At
ends. Little Red
Riding Hood and
her grandma are
saved from the
wolf. Hopefully
you can understand
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14.
When an author mentions or hints at
something that will happen later in
the story, it is called Foreshadowing
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15.
* When an author refers back to
something that has already happened
in the story, it is called Flashback

16.
* Now you understand flashback and
> Remember these terms and look for
them when you read your next story!