Adding Flashbacks to Your Narrative
Unknown Grade•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can incorporate flashbacks into my narrative to enhance character development and plot.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 5 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define backstory and explain its significance in character development and plot progression.
2. Describe the "IV drip technique" mentioned in the video. How can this technique help maintain the momentum of a narrative?
3. Using the acronym SAID (Setting, Action and Appearance, Introspection, Dialogue), explain how each element can be used to reveal backstory without using flashbacks.
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Educational Video
How to Reveal Backstory WITHOUT Using Flashbacks (Writing Advice)
Writer Brandon McNulty