Narrative Techniques

a scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

OR

a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story

OR 

Clues in a story that give you hints to understanding / guessing later parts of the text

• Flashback, flash forward, foreshadowing

• 1st person narrative

• Revealing Actions

• Multiple Points of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The writer jumps between storylines of two or more characters  at the height of action, so the audience is constantly engaged.

• inner thinking

• tone

• dialogue

• multiple plot lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

thoughts and feelings of the characters shown through narration and description

• dialogue

• inner thinking

• figurative language

• reader knows more that the character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Using sensory details (touch, smell, taste, hear, and sight) and figurative language to reveal character, setting, theme and symbols within a story

• symbolism

• flashback, flashforward, foreshadowing

• descriptive language and word choice

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Conversation between two or more characters set aside in quotation marks to reveal character or theme and move story along

• dialogue

• 1st person narrative

• revealing actions

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Important actions of the characters that show their motivations and reactions

• figurative language

• inner thinking

• multiple points of view

• revealing actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Showing the ideas, thoughts and feelings of various characters to add depth to the story

• tone

• reader knows more than the character

• multiple points of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When in the description and narration the reader knows more than the main character about the situation, also known as dramatic irony.

• reader knows more than the character

• dialogue

• inner thinking

• 1st person narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

a way of using words that is not literal, but rather intended to create an image or effect in the mind of the reader or listener.

• symbolism

• tone

• figurative language

• inner thinking

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

 is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.

• inner thinking

• tone

• flashback, flashforward, foreshadowing

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B