Foreshadowing Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart FORE

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

Foreshadowing 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 than live without each other

Foreshadowing Why is it important? adds dramatic tension create suspense convey information to help the reader understand what comes later

How do I create foreshadowing placing clues, both subtle and direct, into the text mentioning an upcoming event explaining the plans of the people or characters portrayed in the text

Ask yourself ? ? Are there phrases about the future? Is there a change happening in the weather, the setting, or the mood?

Ask yourself ? ? 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 come later?

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!" Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing Tip often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter