Flashback & Foreshadowing

Flashback & Foreshadowing

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FlashbackFlashbacks are when writers insert past events into a story to provide background information or context to the current events of a story.By using flashbacks, authors allow readers to better understand a characters motivation or the background to a current conflict.Dreams and memories are common ways authors present flashbacks within a story.

FlashbackIdentify the FLASHBACK in this clip:

ForeshadowingForeshadowing is when a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter and helps the reader predict what will happen later in the text.Authors might use dialogue, conflicts, or even chapter titles as clues to suggest what is going to happen.

ForeshadowingIdentify the foreshadowing in this clip:

Reading JournalHONORS: Read through page 24 in The Other Wes Moore.ENG II: Read through the top of page 27 in Monster.EVERYONE: In your reading journal, select one quote that is an example of flashback AND one quote that is potentially an example of foreshadowing.Analyze WHAT the quotes say and WHY they are significant to understanding the main idea of the text.When you are finished, show Mrs. Turnmire.