Ms. Ratcliff
8/9 LEAP
English I
11/26/12
Name: ____________________________
Date: _____________________________
Period: ___________________________
The Cask of Amontillado/ Foreshadowing Guided Graphic Organizer Activity
Directions: Use the questions and graphic organizer below to guide the process of
foreshadowing/making predictions as you read through the passage titled, The Cask of
Amontillado, by Edgar Allen Poe.
1) Paragraphs #3: In the third paragraph, what role do you predict Fortunato’s
“weak point” will play in the narrator’s revenge?
My Prediction (Based on Prior Knowledge?)
Text Support (Clues)
What Actually Happens (Is your prediction confirmed or corrected as you read
further?)
2) What fate does the conversation between Fortunato and Montresor in the
Catacombs foreshadow for Fortunato?
Foreshadowing
Hints/Clues in the
conversation regarding the
fate of Fortunato
Suspense: What will
happen next based upon
the foreshadowing
hints/clues?
Surprise Ending: What
actually happened?
3) Does the scene in which Montresor imprisons Fortunato verify your earlier
predictions? Explain your thoughts in the box below.
4) Write a three paragraph written response regarding the questions below in the
boxes provided.
1) Identify a statement or event that foreshadows Fortunato’s fate.
2) How does the identified example of foreshadowing add to the suspense of the
story? Explain your thoughts.
3) What prediction did you make after reading about Montresor’s and
Fortunato’s shared interest in wine? On what details did you make your
predictions?
Paragraph #1:
Paragraph #2:
Paragraph #3: