Lesson 1 (from Pages 1-44)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine foreshadowing, and how foreshadowing is used on pages 1-44. Foreshadowing is a device used in literature to provide readers with some clues as to what will be happening in a story. Foreshadowing can be used to help build suspense in a novel.
Lesson
Class Discussion: After Greg comments on page 2 about a vacation Greg took, how does that reveal foreshadowing on pages 1-2? How do the words that Greg uses to introduce the vacation foreshadow what will happen on the trip? How is foreshadowing used on page 22 to hint that there will be more problems and the problems will involve Manny? On page 29, what does Greg say that foreshadows issues with drying his sock? How else is foreshadowing used on pages 1-44? Is the way that the author uses foreshadowing an effective way for the author to build...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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