Foreshadowing Writing Activities by Catherine MacPhail
Fun with
Foreshadowing
Writing activity concepts by Catherine MacPhail
Things to remember
•
Hinting at what is to come in a story is called
foreshadowing
.
•
Foreshadowing keeps the reader
hooked
,
makes the reader want to read on.
•
Foreshadowing is a tactic used to create
suspense
in a story.
Class activity 1
Write the opening paragraph of a story and
finish it with your own foreshadowing of what’s
to come – good or bad, scary or thrilling! Here
is an example opening paragraph that uses
foreshadowing:
We all arrived at the lakeside cottage, my friends and I, for a
weekend of fun. The lake sparkled in the sun; we could hear
the birds singing in the trees. Then darkness fell, and for
one of us, this weekend was going to be no fun at all.
When you’ve finished reading
Copycat,
rewrite
the first chapter, but this time from Mimi’s
point of view, and in her voice. What is she
thinking
? What is she
planning
? Think about
the foreshadowing clues you picked up all
along the way …
Class activity 2
Engage in creative writing exercises focused on foreshadowing with concepts and examples provided by Catherine MacPhail. Explore how to hint at future events to build suspense and keep readers hooked through intriguing storytelling techniques.
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Fun with Foreshadowing Writing activity concepts by Catherine MacPhail
Things to remember Hinting at what is to come in a story is called foreshadowing. Foreshadowing keeps the reader hooked, makes the reader want to read on. Foreshadowing is a tactic used to create suspense in a story.
Class activity 1 Write the opening paragraph of a story and finish it with your own foreshadowing of what s to come good or bad, scary or thrilling! Here is an example opening paragraph that uses foreshadowing: We all arrived at the lakeside cottage, my friends and I, for a weekend of fun. The lake sparkled in the sun; we could hear the birds singing in the trees. Then darkness fell, and for one of us, this weekend was going to be no fun at all.
Class activity 2 When you ve finished reading Copycat, rewrite the first chapter, but this time from Mimi s point of view, and in her voice. What is she thinking? What is she planning? Think about the foreshadowing clues you picked up all along the way
