Foreshadowing Village
FORESHADOWING helps the author create this spooky and/or exciting feeling of "...What will happen next?!"
What is...
SUSPENSE!
TRUE or FALSE: This is a THEME
"Hansel and Gretel are two very curious and greedy kids who end up being cooked in a witch's stew after discovering and eating her candy house in the woods."
FALSE.
This is a SUMMARY, or a retelling of events from beginning to end, including the most important details to understand the story.
THIS is the beginning of a story where we find out some background info that we would need to further understand the story that is about to unfold before us!
What is...
Exposition! :)
To properly craft a SIMILE, you would use THESE following words...
WHAT ARE...
LIKE
or
AS :)
(You are as clever as a fox. Which is a good thing, right?)
THESE are the two types of characterization an author would use to reveal a character's personality!
WHAT ARE...
DIRECT
and
INDIRECT
TRUE or FALSE:
Foreshadowing is always subtle, or very sneakily crafted into a text.
Foreshadowing can also be VERY obvious... For example, in Scooby-Doo episodes, isn't it obvious that something bad is about to happen when one of them says, "Gee, I hope nothing bad is about to happen!"
TRUE or FALSE:
Theme is ALWAYS a full sentence or phrase, not just one or two words!
TRUE!
Theme is not "Friendship"
Theme is "Friendship and the love of friends is an important part of growing up."
What is the CONFLICT, or RISING ACTION of "Charles" by Shirley Jackson?
What is...
"Charles" is causing lots of problems at Laurie's school.
Is this a METAPHOR?
"I walked to the lake to see the beautiful water."
What is...
Nope. This is a descriptive sentence, not a comparison of two separate things that seemingly are unlike. A metaphor would maybe sound like this: "I walked to look at the angry and shouting waves of the lake."
TRUE or FALSE:
Direct characterization uses VERBS to directly characterize a character.
FALSE.
Direct characterization uses ADJECTIVES, or describing words to directly characterize a character.
In other words, we hear adjectives that TELL us explicitly what a character is like!
“Very well, then. I’ll leave you now so that you can unpack. But before you go to bed, would you be kind enough to pop into the sitting room on the ground floor and sign the book? Everyone has to do that because it’s the law of the land, and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings, do we?”
What makes this moment in The Landlady SUSPENSEFUL?
What is...
We don't know what "the proceedings" are that The Landlady is talking about... Creepy!
A potential theme for "Charles" could be:
"Small children will do and say anything to get the attention that they crave"
What is...
TRUE!
Poor Laurie/Charles just wanted to see how far he could take his lie!
TRUE or FALSE:
In "The Landlady", the CLIMAX, or the most exciting or action-packed part of the story, is when Billy realizes he has been poisoned by the landlady and will be stuffed by her.
True!
... Yikes!
A talking tree giving sage advice, or describing the tree as "cha-cha-ing in the wind" would be an example of...
What is...PERSONIFICATION!
Personification is a figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human.
Is this a DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION example?
"Every morning as he walked around the block, people skirted his path, for he was in the habit of muttering under his breath and staring passersby in the eye.”
What is...
NO! This is a description of the man's ACTIONS (The A in STEAL), and therefore this is a SHOWING or an INDIRECT characterization moment. A DIRECT characterization might sound like:
“He was not well-liked, for he was a highly immoral man.”
TRUE or FALSE:
Parts of the SETTING of a story can be a place for foreshadowing.
What is...
TRUE!
Remember the first paragraph of "The Landlady" ?`1
TRUE or FALSE:
A possible theme for The Landlady could be:
"You never know who needs love".
What is...
FALSE! There are few to no details in the story that would back this up as a theme. More likely, this story might have a theme that sounds like:
"You shouldn't go along with something that feels eerie just to be polite".
"Laurie's Mom attends the parent-teacher night at Laurie's school to talk to his teachers about Charles".
Would this be the CLIMAX of the short story?
What is...
YEP! The "resolution" or "denouement" plot structure moment is right after... There IS no Charles!
If this is the WORST game of Jeopardy EVER created that is taking a THOUSAND YEARS to finish and I will DIE unless I don't get to leave class early, I am (hopefully) creating an example of THIS figurative language!
What is...
HYPERBOLE!
Pronounced "Hi-PURR-Bowl-Ee" :) It means an extreme exaggeration to add intensity and urgency!
TRUE or FALSE:
INDIRECT Characterization can be determined by remembering STEAL, or
Speech, Themes, Effect on the plot, Actions, and Language
FALSE!
STEAL= Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, and Looks
TRUE or FALSE:
All foreshadowing is uneasy, scary, or spooky.
What is...FALSE!
There is some foreshadowing that can be humorous or lighthearted too! Think of your favorite RomCom, where two people who absolutely can't stand each other slowly start to fall in love :)
THIS is where a theme will be explicitly or clearly written out in a story word for word.
What is...
USUALLY NOWHERE! A theme is never directly stated. It is OUR job as a reader to investigate the text, explore the literary elements, and INFER one!
An INITIAL or "THIS WORD" INCIDENT usually happens when the conflict is first introduced, like when Laurie comes home to talk about "Charles" misbehaving in class.
What is...
INCITING!
THIS is the figurative language tool a writer uses to create a picture in the reader's mind using descriptive and engaging language.
What is...
IMAGERY
TRUE or FALSE:
Characterization is not an effective way to discover the Theme
What is...
FALSE! Characters can absolutely be a key to figuring out the theme or themes of the story!