Flashback Foreshadowing

Define foreshadowing.

• flashback of what happened previously

• hint at something that will happen later

• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”

“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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Interrupts the chronological order of the story

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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“You’ve got this!” Sara cheered, standing on the sidewalk. She watched as her dad followed closely behind her little brother’s bike. As he let go, she couldn’t help but think of when she first learned to ride a bike. She could still feel her heart racing and remember how scared she was, waiting for her dad to let go. She knew exactly how her brother was feeling.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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“Friday night lights are my favorite!” Dad told Justin, on the way to the football game. “When I was in school, it was my favorite time of year. Everyone in town would head to the stadium to watch our high school team. Some of my greatest memories are of those times.” Justin was so excited to get to experience the game with his dad!

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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what the author includes when there is an event in a character's past that relates to the story; it reveals important truths about a character's past

• flashback

• foreshadow

• theme

• summary

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The smell of homemade sugar cookies reminded me of the image of Marie's grandmother standing in a flour-covered apron.

• Foreshadow

• Flashback

• neither

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This often provides background information on the characters, setting, and plot.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

"It's going to be one of those days," Marek thought to himself as he looked up at the board labeled DEPARTURES. His flight was delayed. He thought back to how the day had begun. When he woke up, the sun had been shining brightly and robins that had built a nest outside his window were chirping loudly. He'd jumped out of bed, anxious to start the first day of his vacation. But he'd tripped over the clothes he'd carelessly dropped on the floor the night before and banged his knee on the closet door. Now he sat at the airport thinking, "I guess I should have known this morning! Maybe it was an omen." He wasn't exactly sure what an omen was, but his mom always said that when things went wrong, so he figured it fit! He pulled his cell from his backpack. Quickly, he sent a text to his mom at work, alerting her that although he should be in the air on the way to his dad's place in Florida, he hadn't left the ground. Next, he sent a message to his dad, so he wouldn't be waiting at the airport in Florida for a flight that didn't come. When he was finished, Marek went to look for something to eat. He thought about the last time he'd gone on vacation with both Mom and Dad. They'd gone to that new theme park and had a great time. That had been the last time Dad had taken any real time off… Mom insisted he worked too much. Then things changed, and now he was caught between two homes … the one he shared with Mom and the one we visited to see Dad. Marek looked out the window and saw that everything was covered in a thick blanket of fog! Just then, he heard an announcement: "Due to the fog, all flights are delayed." Could this be another omen? he wondered. For hours, Marek and the other passengers waited for news. The fog remained. No flights. Then Marek heard his cell. It was his dad. "Listen, you're still stuck up there and now they're forecasting a hurricane down here. I want you to have a great vacation, so why don't I come up there? … We can spend some time together, then fly here together next week. I can grab a flight now… They say by the time we get up there, the fog will have lifted and we can land. What do you think?" "I think it would be great, Dad!" Marek replied, wondering what Mom would think. "Can't wait to see you!" Marek called his mom, relaying the change in plans. She told him to stay at the airport and she'd come to pick him … and his dad … up. Slowly, the fog lifted, and was totally gone when his dad landed and his mom picked them up. On the way home, Marek noticed that Mom seemed happy to see Dad … and he seemed happy to see her. They laughed and talked about "the old days" all the way home. "Maybe Dad was supposed to come here instead of me going there … maybe this whole thing was an omen. Could it mean they'll get back together?" Marek wondered.

• Marek tripping over his clothes

• Marek hearing the birds chirping

• the foggy skies

• Mom being at work

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What is flashback? Which response is NOT TRUE?

• The writer presents events that happens in the future.

• Flashback techniques include memories, dreams and stories of the past.

• It allows the writer to talk about events that happened before the time of the current event.

• Flashbacks help with the story line.

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