Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing: when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story

Hint

Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart.

FORE means ahead.

A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details.

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

Foreshadowing

 Exposition: The exposition is the

____________ to the story. In this

section the ____________ is

established and the___________ are

introduced.

introduction

setting

characters

Plot

Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows arrangement of events and actions within a story.

Rising Action: During the rising

action section, you see a clear

______________ that are leading you in

a specific direction.

Often you begin to see a series of

conflicts and crisis in the story that are

leading to the ___________.

sequence of events

climax

Climax: This is the ___________

part of the story and is often the

_____________ of a story where the

__________ is taking place.

most exciting

turning point

conflict

The climax is the most exciting part!!

Falling Action: Any __________ or

_______________ that takes place

following the climax.

events

conflict

Resolution: the __________ , the

_______________ of all of

the threads.

conclusion

tying up

Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts

Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax

Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action

Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax

Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

Plot Components

Story Literary Elements

Some basics that every good story must have ….

Every story needs characters

People

Animals

Or Creatures

The protagonist is the “good guy”

The antagonist is the “bad guy” or force

Great stories have a conflict

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Machine

A hint about what will happen next is called foreshadowing

For example, if you hear this:

Then you know someone’s about to get eaten!

The time and place of the story is the setting

The climax is the most exciting part!!

The point of view is the perspective of the story

“That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”

“I was framed! I just wanted to

borrow a cup of sugar!”

Whether you’re the reader, or the writer, a great story includes all

these literary elements!!!

conflict

setting

point of view

climaxcharacters

protagonist

antagonist

foreshadowing

Foreshadowing

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