What is a flashback and how is it used in story structures?
Use the following (or another kind) of graphic organizer to create a story map for Elijah’s Angel. Do this on a computer, chart paper, and/or on individual sheets. Discuss the ‘flashback’ as a literary tool used by authors to develop a story and allow readers to infer characters’ feelings. Materials: • story map(s) graphic organizer • markers, pencils, 3 different colored markers for each child • chart paper, 3 different colored markers (including a black marker) • photocopies of the pages that describe “Fruits of the Earth”, “Slavery Days,” and “Obey God and Live” (enough for 3 groups of students, one for each student) Procedure: • Ask the children to tell what they think is a ‘flashback’. Write these on chart paper. • Share and examples of how flashbacks can guide people in their actions. • Ask each of the children to fill-out a graphic organizer to retell the sequence of the story. Note: Remind them to fill in only the basic parts of the story and to leave the bottom circle and arro
