Flashback

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Flashback

• Lesson 2-6

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• We will learn what a flashback is.
• We will learn how flashback affects plot and
  setting.
• We will create our own flashback.

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What is a Flashback?

• A scene in a story that takes the reader back in
  time to an event that happened before the story
  began
• Can be a memory
• Can be a retelling by the narrator or a character

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• Where have you seen or read flashbacks?

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Plot Diagram

• What is plot?
• Sequence of events that show how the conflict
  develops and is finally resolved
• Often we illustrate plot using a Plot Diagram
• A Flashback can affect the plot!
• Flashback can affect the setting!

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• Stories generally follow a certain sequence of
  events.
• Flashback can change sequence and affect the
  order of events in plot.
• All stories have a setting
• Flashbacks change the settingat least for a
  while.

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• Rose sat on a bench outside of the
  Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, waiting for her
  grandmother. It was a warm day for November and
  she did not mind sitting outdoors. As she
  watched her Grandmother pull-up to the curb in
  her Oldsmobile, Roses mind drifted for a moment
  to another day, one in the past, when her
  grandfather had been driving that same car, at
  this same curb. Hed smiled at her as he pulled
  up and squeezed her tightly before taking her bag
  into the trunk. He told her he had surprise for
  her at home. The surprise turned out to be a
  puppy, one that Rose still had and had brought
  home with her to Denver. Rose loved that puppy
  with all her heart-- mostly because it had been
  her grandfather who had given it to her. But, it
  was not him who was picking her up now.
• Hello, darling! Roses Grandmother called
  from the open window. Rose returned quickly from
  her reverie.
• Grandma Bee! Hello! she exclaimed as
  excitedly as possible and hopped into the car.

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• What is the flashback here?
• Based on what you read in this flashback, how do
  you think Rose is feeling about this trip?
• How does the setting change?

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• Rose sat on a bench outside of the
  Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, waiting for her
  grandmother. It was a warm day for November and
  she did not mind sitting outdoors. As she
  watched her Grandmother pull-up to the curb in
  her Oldsmobile, she missed her Grandfather. She
  had a lot of good memories about him.
• Hello, darling! Roses Grandmother called
  from the open window. Rose returned quickly from
  her reverie.
• Grandma Bee! Hello! she exclaimed as
  excitedly as possible and hopped into the car.

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• How is the second excerpt different from the
  first?

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Lord of the Rings
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• What part is the flashback?
• How do you know that this is the flashback?
• How would this scene be different if the
  flashback was not there?
• How does the flashback affect the plot?
• How does the setting change?

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Create your own

• Create your own flashback
• 5-10 sentences
• You may work with 1 or 2 teammates

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Why do you think an author would use a flashback?
Flashback
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• Do you think flashbacks should be used whenever a
  character is remembering something? Why or why
  not?
• What implications or issues does flashback create
  for the plot diagram of a story?