Foreshadowing Basics
What is foreshadowing?
To experience a sudden vivid memory of an event in the past.
Simple definition: when someone suddenly remembers something from the past.
What is a flashback?
Be a warning or indication of (a future event).
Simple definition: to predict something or to give a hint of the future.
What is “I remember…” or “It all started when…”?
Flashback
Name one reason an author would use foreshadowing
To build suspense/hint at what is going to happen later
Any clues the author gives when foreshadowing are directly stated in the story. True or False
False-the clues can be direct or subtle.
How is it different from a memory?
A person recalling a memory of the past knows that the memory is a past event, but a person having a flashback will feel, physically or emotionally, like they are there again
What is “I have a bad feeling about this”?
Foreshadowing
Give one reason an author might use a flashback.
To reveal important background information that helps the reader understand a character's actions
Is foreshadowing used in movies/TV shows/music/poems?
Yes
What are some common clues that signal the start of a flashback?
Phrases like “I remember,” “Back when I was younger,” or a sudden change in setting or time
A scene in a text that takes the reader back in time to an event that happened before the story began.
Flashback
How can foreshadowing keep a reader interested?
It gives hints about what might happen next, which makes the reader curious and want to keep reading to find out if their predictions are right.
What are some of the ways to identify foreshadowing in a text?
1.Sometimes characters say things that hint at the future. 2. If the story suddenly feels creepy, sad, or tense, even if nothing bad is happening yet, that feeling could be foreshadowing. 3.Objects or things that show up in a special way might be a sign.
What’s one problem that could happen if a story uses too many flashbacks?
It might confuse the reader
This is when the author hints at something to come later.
Foreshadow
What’s one way a flashback can make a character seem more realistic?
It shows the character’s past experiences, which helps explain their thoughts, actions, or feelings, making them feel more like a real person.
How can you create foreshadowing in your writing?
Hinting at future events or plot twists without explicitly revealing them
How can a flashback change the way we think about a character?
It can help us understand the characters actions more.
A girl was sitting, listening to a sad song, when she remembered the fight she had with her friends. Did she have a flashback or foreshadow something?
She had a flashback
Why might an author use foreshadowing at the beginning of a story?
To grab the reader’s attention and hint that something important or exciting will happen later.