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flashback
escena retrospectiva
a scene that jumps back in time
una escena que salta al pasado
A flashback reveals the accident.
Una escena retrospectiva revela el accidente.
Word Wall · Grade 9 · English Language Arts
Author's Choices: Structure and Time
6 words: flashback, foreshadowing, pacing, parallel plot, suspense, in medias res.
Pick a format and a language, then press Print. Wall cards print sideways (landscape), two to a page. Kids can draw in the empty boxes.
Pick a language, then press Print. Eight cards to a page: cut on the dashed lines for pocket charts, matching games and word sorts.
Pick a language, then press Print. One page per student: they write what each word means in their own words and draw it.
The Spanish is a first draft. A native speaker has not checked it yet, so read it over before you print.
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foreshadowing
presagio
hints about what will happen later
pistas de lo que va a pasar después
The storm is foreshadowing trouble.
La tormenta es un presagio de problemas.
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pacing
ritmo narrativo
the speed at which a story unfolds
la velocidad con la que avanza una historia
Short sentences quicken the pacing.
Las oraciones cortas aceleran el ritmo narrativo.
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parallel plot
trama paralela
two storylines told side by side
dos historias contadas al mismo tiempo
The parallel plot follows two sisters.
La trama paralela sigue a dos hermanas.
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suspense
suspenso
tension about what will happen next
la tensión sobre lo que va a pasar
The ticking clock builds suspense.
El reloj que avanza crea suspenso.
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in medias res
in medias res
starting a story in the middle of the action
empezar una historia a mitad de la acción
The novel opens in medias res during a chase.
La novela empieza in medias res, en plena persecución.
Draw itDibújalo
flashback
escena retrospectiva
a scene that jumps back in time
una escena que salta al pasado
Draw itDibújalo
foreshadowing
presagio
hints about what will happen later
pistas de lo que va a pasar después
Draw itDibújalo
pacing
ritmo narrativo
the speed at which a story unfolds
la velocidad con la que avanza una historia
Draw itDibújalo
parallel plot
trama paralela
two storylines told side by side
dos historias contadas al mismo tiempo
Draw itDibújalo
suspense
suspenso
tension about what will happen next
la tensión sobre lo que va a pasar
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in medias res
in medias res
starting a story in the middle of the action
empezar una historia a mitad de la acción
My words: Author's Choices: Structure and TimeMis palabras
NameNombre
| WordPalabra | What it meansQué significa | Draw itDibújalo |
|---|---|---|
| flashbackescena retrospectiva | ||
| foreshadowingpresagio | ||
| pacingritmo narrativo | ||
| parallel plottrama paralela | ||
| suspensesuspenso | ||
| in medias resin medias res |
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