Mini Lesson- “The Lottery”
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Have ever run into someone accidentally as
they rounded the corner of a building.
Why?
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What might have helped you avoid the
collision. In other words, how could you
have known someone was there before you
actually saw them?
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use of hints and clues to suggest what will
happen later in the story, often used to build
suspense or tension in a story
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can warn of future events and/or create
suspense.
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Foreshadowing often occurs when a character
makes an unusual statement or issues a strong
warning, as in this example: “So be careful.
Stay on the Path. Never step off!”
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breaking the word FORESHADOWING
apart
FORE means ahead.
SHADOW is a glimpse of something
without the complete details.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
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 strangers
and watch out for the wolf in
the woods! Now get along!"
Why is this foreshadowing?
 How was the excerpt from Little Red
Riding Hood an example of
foreshadowing?
 What does it foreshadow next?
Robinson Crusoe (paraphrased excerpt)
Daniel Defoe
Being the third son of the family, and not bred to
any trade, my head began to be filled very early with
rambling thoughts. My father, who was very
ancient, had given me a competent share of
learning, as far as house education a country free
school generally go, and designed me for the law,
but I would be satisfied with nothing but going out to
sea. My inclination to this led me so strongly against
the will, nay, the commands, of my father, and
against all the entreaties and persuasions of my
mother and other friends, that there seemed to be
something fatal in that propension of nature tending
directly to the life of misery which was to befall me.
 How was the excerpt from Robinson
Crusoe an example of foreshadowing?
 What does it foreshadow next?
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The Birds" by Daphne Du Maurier begins
"On December the third the wind changed
overnight and it was winter. …there are more
birds about than usual...And daring. Some of
them taking no notice of the tractor. One or
two gulls came so close to my head this
afternoon I thought they'd knock my cap off"
(52).
 How was the excerpt from The Birds an
example of foreshadowing?
 What does it foreshadow next?
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Why would an author use
foreshadowing
techniques?
On a sheet of notebook paper, write down two
examples of foreshadowing you are familiar
with. They can be from movies, television, or
literature. When you write down your
example, explain what event it
foreshadowed. This will be your exit slip.
SOUND CLIP #1:
SOUND CLIP #2:
SOUND CLIP #3:
Listen to the sound clips examples.
Jot down on your notes what you think
this music foreshadows.
 If you can think of an example you have
seen, jot that down as well!
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THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF FORESHADOWING IN VISUAL TEXT