Narrative 1.11

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Name ___________________________
Course: Writing 7/Ms. Bell
Lesson 1.11
Appositive Review: Write a sentence containing an appositive phrase.
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Simple Sentence Review: Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
2. Several of her favorite romantic love songs were playing on the radio that
afternoon in the park.
Connect to the Material: The year is currently 2011, think about something that
happen to you a long time ago, that describes why you now attend Democracy Prep.
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Writing is so
fun!
Aims: SWBAT
- Understand the purpose of flashback in text.
- Write a paragraph of flashback to include in their story.
Define:
FLASH =
BACK=
Thus…
Flashback is an interruption in the present action of a story to
tell about something that happened in the past—a jump back in
time.
Example: I couldn’t believe I had been tricked! All of a sudden I
remembered back to a summer long ago when My brother and I had gone to stay with
our grandparents in the country . . .
- It is a look into the past by one of the characters or as part of the story.
- Used to give the reader some background information. Flashback might be used to show why characters
act in a certain way or why events in are taking place.
- When a flashback happens in a movie or book, the normal course of action stops. The scene shifts to a
time in the past and often a different place. When characters are shown in a flashback, they are often
younger than they are in the regular part of the movie or book.
Keys to Using Flashback
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Make sure the flashback is important to the story.
Avoid using too many flashbacks.
Include information in the flashback that will help the audience understand the story better.
Place the flashback in the movie where it makes sense with the story.
Keep the flashback short so the audience doesn’t get lost.
Have strong visual images in the flashback.
Use just a few characters in a flashback.
Include at least one primary character in the flashback.
Give the characters strong lines in the flashback if they speak.
Avoid interrupting important action scenes with a flashback.
What it is not!!
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Just talking about the past
Referring to past experiences
Part 1: Flashback in Movies. Watch a portion of Forest Gump.
Turn, Talk and Jot! 1. How is this scene in Forest Gump an example of flashback?
2. How do you know?
3. What specific events or emotions does the flashback describe?
4. What literary element (plot, theme, character, setting) is developed through the
use of this flashback? Explain.
5. How does the flashback help you understand what is happening in the story?
STUDENT REFERENCE PAGE
A Flashback from Forrest Gump
In the beginning of the movie, the adult Forrest Gump is sitting on a bench. It is 1981. A black
woman in a nurse's outfit sits down on the bus bench next to Forrest. Forrest starts talking to her.
The black woman stares at Forrest as he looks down at his
own shoes.
FORREST
I've worn lots of shoes. I bet if I
think about it real hard I could
remember my first pair of shoes.
Forrest closes his eyes tightly.
FORREST
Momma said they'd take me anywhere.
INT. COUNTRY DOCTOR'S OFFICE - GREENBOW, ALABAMA - DAY
(1951)
A little boy closes his eyes tightly. It is young Forrest as
he sits in a doctor's office.
FORREST (V.O.)
She said they was my magic shoes.
Forrest has been fitted with orthopedic shoes and metal leg
braces.
DOCTOR
All right, Forrest, you can open
your eyes now. Let's take a little
walk around.
The doctor sets Forrest down on its feet. Forrest walks
around stiffly. Forrest's mother, MRS. GUMP, watches him as
he clanks around the room awkwardly.
Part 2: Read like a Writer. Flashback in Books.
“I looked at the long dirt road that crawled across the plains, remembering the morning that
Mama died, cruel and sunny. They had come for her in a wagon and taken her away.” (p.5)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia Machlan)
“Once, when we were about ten, I saw Woodrow...” (p.8)
Belle Prater’s Boy (Ruth White)
“Her mind traveled images from long ago slipped slow-motion through her head.” (p. 38)
Yolanda’s Genius (Carol Fenner)
“Palmer tried to hold the moment there, but it would not stay. It tunneled back through time and
burst up into this same field three years before, the first Saturday in August, when the grass was
streaked with red and guns were booming and birds were falling.” (p. 17)
Wringer (Jerry Spinelli)
Turn, Talk and Jot! Based upon the examples of how the professionals signal flashback, can you think of
any other ways to transition into a flashback to add to our class chart?
Look at your story map. Think about where you might be able to add a flashback that
would enhance the readers’ comprehension of story events. Would your flashback add
to your character, setting, plot, or theme? Write two different flashback options for
your short story. Use the flashback transition chart to help you.
Name ___________________________
Course: Writing 7/Ms. Bell
Date: ___________________
Lesson 1.11
1. Write a definition of flashback in your OWN words.
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2. What is the purpose of flashback in a story?
a. Introduces the characters and setting
b. It informs the reader of important past events that influence what happens
now in the story
c. It is the high point of the story
d. Is always found at the beginning of a story
3. Flashback can be used to develop what?
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Name ___________________________
Course: Writing 7/Ms. Bell
Date: ___________________
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A flashback interrupts the action in a piece of literature to describe an earlier event. Review
the excerpt from Blinded by Colors and identify the flashback in it. Use the information to
answer the following questions.
1. What specific events or emotions does the flashback describe?
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2. Which literary element (plot, theme, character, setting) is developed through the use of
this flashback? Explain.
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3. How does the flashback help you understand what is happening in the story?
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Simple sentence review
Combine Sentences! Combine two short sentences to make one long
sentence with a compound subject.
1. The fish baffled me. The whale baffled me.
2. The fish swam around in my bathtub. The whale swam around in my bathtub.
What were they doing in my bathtub?