Foreshadowing

Today, fill in the blanks on

your handout with the
underlined words.

Target:
I can identify
foreshadowing
within context.

Try breaking the word

FORESHADOWING apart.
FORE means ahead.
A SHADOW is a glimpse of
something without the complete
details.

Foreshadowing Definition:

a way of indicating or
hinting at what will come
later

Foreshadowing
*Can be subtle
like storm clouds on the
horizon
suggesting that danger is
coming
*More direct
such as Romeo and Juliet
talking
about wanting to die rather

*adds dramatic tension

*creates suspense
*conveys information to
help
the reader understand
what
comes later

How do I know if it is
foreshadowing?
Are there phrases about the

future?
Is there a change
happening in the weather,
the setting, or the mood?

How do I know if it is
foreshadowing?
Are there objects or scenic
elements that suggest something
happy, sad, dangerous, exciting,
etc.?
Do characters or the narrator observe
something in the background that
might be a hint about something to

Once upon a time, there

was a little girl who lived
with her mother. Her
mother asked her to take
her old and lonely
grandmother some food
one day.
"Don't stop along the
way. Go straight to your
Grandma's house and
back. Don't talk to any

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It was a dark and cold winter morning. Jim and his brother Carl waited
impatiently for the school bus. Carl chewed on a peanut butter and jelly
sandwich.
"I hate going to school," Jim said. "You never know what might go wrong
during the day. We might have a pop quiz or be attacked by the school bully."
Carl finished the last sandwich bite and moved on to a thermos filled with
chocolate milk. "It's a lot more fun in my class."
"Sure," Jim said. "It's because you're in kindergarten. Everything's fun in
kindergarten."
The bus arrived. Both boys walked into it and separated to find their
friends. As Jim sat down next to his best friend Mike, he noticed something.
"Hey, my lunchbox feels really light."
Which sentence from the passage is an example of foreshadowing? Explain
your answer.
A. " 'Hey, my lunchbox feels really light.'Answer:
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C. " 'You never know what
B. "Both boys walked into it and separated
to find
their friends."
might
go wrong
during the day.' "
C. " 'You never know what might go wrong during the day.' "

Conclusion
In your own words write down what
foreshadowing is and how you will be
able to identify (find) it in a given
context.
Be ready to share!