1. HOW do authors manipulate time?
Objective: Understand how Steinbeck manipulates time to create mystery, tension, or surprise in pp of Of Mice and Men. What does it mean to “manipulate time”? Authors can make their story move backwards, adjusts the pace, or give an idea of future events. What’s a flashback? A flashback is: __________________________________________________. What’s pacing? Pacing is: ___________________________. What’s foreshadowing? Foreshadowing is: _______________________________________________.
HOW do authors manipulate time?
when the story is interrupted so that a detail from the past can be shared
how fast or slow the story is moving
when the author drops little clues to hint at what will happen later

2. Objective: Understand how Steinbeck manipulates time to create mystery, tension, or surprise in pp of Of Mice and Men. Let’s practice understanding how manipulating time creates mystery, tension, or surprise. 1. Identify which example of time manipulation is being shown in each video: flashback, pacing, or foreshadowing. 2. Use a starter to explain how time manipulation creates mystery, tension, or surprise: * The use of __ creates __ by __ when __ happens.