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

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.6.5

thoughts and feelings of the characters shown through narration and description

• dialogue

• inner thinking

• figurative language

• reader knows more that the character

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3B

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.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3D

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.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3B

Important actions of the characters that show their motivations and reactions

• figurative language

• inner thinking

• multiple points of view

• revealing actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3B

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.W.6.3B

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

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.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

 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.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4