Silas Marner Lesson Plan

Foreshadowing

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will identify instances of foreshadowing within Silas Marner.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Structure:

As a class, define foreshadowing. If the class does not know what the term means, encourage them to think it through rather than just giving them the answer ('fore', as in 'before'; 'shadow', as in 'something that indicates the existence of something else').

Depending on time, class ability, and teacher preference, this activity can be done individually, in partners, or in small groups. Now that students have read much of the book, they will look through it with an eye for examples of...