Daily 3 Strategies Comprehension Recognize literary elements foreshadowing

Daily 3 Strategies Comprehension Recognize literary elements (foreshadowing and Plot events)

Lob’s Girl By Joan Aiken

Why is this a great story to read? It’s an animal story! Great plot Sandy and Lob Animal and human reunited Uses foreshadowing and other literary devices to make us wonder and want to read on!!!

Animal Reunion Have you ever heard of animals who were separated from their owner traveling long distances to “go home”? Have you ever heard of animals and people who develop such a close friendship, they communicate like 2 humans?

FORESHADOWING Writers use foreshadowing to create suspense in their stories. They reveal certain events in the story before they actually happen! When using foreshadowing, an author carefully scatters hints or clues throughout the story to indicate what is going to happen.

listen. . .

WHAT does this music tell us?

SHARK ATTACK!

An author uses words like the Jaws music to tell us – look out, something is going to happen! THIS IS FORESHADOWING!

SETTING The story takes place in England in 2 areas that are about 400 miles away from each other: Liverpool and Cornwall. Liverpool, where Mr. Dodsworth lives Cornwall, where the Pengellys live

Picture of a village in Cornwall

Picture of a car parked on a road in Cornwall – where this story takes place.

NOW WE ARE READY TO READ LOB’S GIRL