1. Foreshadowing, Flashback, and Symbolism Mrs. P Anderson 6th Grade Reading/Lang. Arts

2. Vocabulary  Foreshadowing: when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story  Flashback: when the author tells about an event that happened before the time of the story  Symbolism: things, animals, or people that stand for something beyond themselves

3. Foreshadowing: Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart. Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart. FORE means ahead. FORE means ahead. A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details. A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details.

4. on Mowgli Foreshadowing: In The Watsons, Kenny sees many warning signs at Collier’s Landing Later, he almost drowns

5. Foreshadowing: “Teddy’s safer with that little beast than if he had a bloodhound to watch him. If a snake came into the nursery now—” But Teddy’s mother wouldn’t think of anything so awful. Later on, Rikki fights and kills Nag (snake) who is on his way to kill the family.

6. Flashback: Try breaking the word apart: FLASH = a quick glimpse BACK= a look back in the story at something that previously happened.

7. Flashback: A story about an adult could dip in and out of their childhood.

8. Flashback: A story about a family could switch around from one generation to another.

9. Flashback: Crime stories often have flashbacks to explain how the crime was committed.

10. An example... And now you will see portions from the well known children’s story Little Red Riding Hood. And now you will see portions from the well known children’s story Little Red Riding Hood.

11. Little Red Riding Hood Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along !" FORESHADOWING

12. The first set of underlined words is an example of Little Red Riding Hood’s mother is warning her about the wolf in the woods, which hints at what may happen next.

13. Little Red Riding Hood While she was walking through the woods, a wolf was walking past her. "I bet I could convince her to take the long way. Then I could get to her grandmother's house first and trick her into thinking that I was her grandma. That way I could have her and her grandma for a large feast,” he thought.

14. Little Red Riding Hood The wolf went up to Little Red Riding Hood and told her that he knew a shortcut. Little Red Riding Hood thought back to what her mother told her. “Don’t talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!” But it was too late, she had already listened to the wolf’s directions. Flashback

15. 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. FLASHBACK

16. Little Red Riding Hood Most know how the rest of the story ends. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma are saved from the wolf. Hopefully you can understand foreshadowing and flashback now.

17. Symbolism : Things, animals, or people that stand for something beyond themselves.

18. Storm: a symbol of chaos, confusion, fear, wildness, confusion, fear, wildness, destruction and change. destruction and change.

19. Symbolism: Book: The book is the material incarnation of knowledge and wisdom.

20. Symbolism: Lion: Its most common traits Its most common traits are: majesty, strength, courage, justice, and military might. and military might.

21. Review:  Flashback: the scene shifts and goes back in time.  Foreshadowing: gives clues about what will happen later in the story.  Symbolism: things, animals, or people that stand for something beyond themselves

22. Answer these questions: 1. Foreshadowing gives clues about: A) what happened in the past A) what happened in the past B) what is happening in the present B) what is happening in the present C) what will happen in the future C) what will happen in the future D) none of the above D) none of the above

23. Answer these questions: 2. When a flashback is over the scene returns to the A) past C) present A) past C) present B) beginning D) end B) beginning D) end

24. Answer these questions: 3. True or false? All fiction uses foreshadowing and flashbacks.

25. Answer these questions: 4. Flashbacks give information about things that have happened in the A) present C) future B) past D) none of the above

26. Answer these questions: 5. What do you think the following mean?  a rose  a shadow  a snake  a key  blood

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