Question

a student is writing about an event that happened recently. however, to understand the event, she needs to describe something that happened three years ago.
what technique would best sequence the information the writer needs?
○ include a flashback to three years ago.
○ add the older scene to the climax.
○ add the older scene to the end of the narrative.
○ begin the narrative three years ago.

Explanation:

A flashback is a narrative technique that interrupts the present timeline to show an earlier event, which directly serves the purpose of explaining a recent event by referencing a relevant past occurrence (three years ago here). The other options either misplace the past scene (climax, end) or abandon the focus on the recent event by starting in the past.

Answer:

Include a flashback to three years ago.