by Piece - Brevard Public Schools

16) ENGAGING PHRASES- Talk directly to your reader
You’d do the same thing if you were me.
Do you see my point?
Judy and the Volcano, Wayne Harris
p. 54
17) FLASHBACK- the writer takes the reader back in time to let the
reader know something that happened in the past
When I tripped on the branch, my arm ached. It was just a
year ago since I had broken it.
Voices in the Park, Anthony Browne
The Secret Shortcut, Mark Teague
18) FORESHADOWING- gives the reader a clue that something very important
will happen later in the story.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi
The Half-a-Moon Inn, Paul Fleischman
As Margaret dashed through the busy streets, her ticket to the play slipped out of her pocket.
*This will be important later when she arrives at the theater and realizes her ticket is missing.
19) GENERAL TO SPECIFIC-
All teachers are nice, but Mrs. Friendly is the best.
Fancy Nancy, Jane O’Connor
Bonjour Butterfly, Jane O’Connor
All dogs are entertaining, but English bulldogs crack me up!
20) GLITTERING GENERALITIES – loaded word is so positive it “glitters”
“School uniforms – they’re all-American.”
Revised Edition, 2008