Nonlinear Plot Development March 1 2014 Objectives Review

Non-linear Plot Development March 1, 2014 Objectives Review the meaning of ‘non-linear plot development’ Review definition of flashbacks. The wild, wonderful world of foreshadowing…. . Do some activities that will help us learn to identify foreshadowing • Perform assessment of unit material presented thus far. • •

Non-Linear Plot Development events are portrayed out of chronological order for dramatic emphasis to build suspense

Non-Linear Plot Development Types: • Flashback - Author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time in the narration. • Foreshadowing • Sub-Plots • Parallel Plots

Where are we going today? • A straight line is not the only path from point A to point B. • In a narrative, as in life, the uncertainty and the unexpected add interest and excitement.

The Beatles “Here Comes The Sun”

100 Strings Orchestra’s Braham Stoker’s Dracula

Foreshadowing means giving the reader a hint of what is to come through the setting, the characters' words or actions, or eventually a symbol.

Foreshadowing in Dracula

Foreshadowing in Treasure Island

What we accomplished today • Reviewed the definition of non-linear plot development & the 4 main types • Reviewed the definition of Flashback • Learned about foreshadowing – Cheerful, optimistic music by the Beatles – Ominous music from the movie Dracula – Passages from Dracula and Treasure Island – You wrote your own examples and looked at what it added to the narrative

Tomorrow…. • Look at the final elements of Non-linear plot development – Sub Plots – Parallel Plots