falcon focus
Directions: Copy the falcon focus, then
answer the question.
Movies, TV, and books are full of
horror tales that make us want to
check under our beds. If you
were writing a horror story, what
details would you use to create a
scary setting?
Objective: TSWBAT analyze the author's use of
foreshadowing on the development of conflict.
Essential Question: How does
foreshadowing impact the conflict?
Vocabulary
hordes n.: large, moving crowds.
The rats swam ashore in hordes.
receding v. used as adj.: moving back.
At first the ship came toward us, but then it drifted off in the receding
waters.
Background
The title of this story is the name of a key, or low-lying island,
off the coast of French Guiana, in South America. At the time
the story was written, French Guiana was a colony of France.
Cayenne, the capital, was the site of one of the prisons that
France maintained there until 1945.
Terms to know
Foreshadowing: giving hints or
clues at what may happen later
in a story
Suspense: the uncertainty or
anxiety you feel about what will
happen next in a story.
Watch the Video on Foreshadowing and Suspense
Does this ship look real or is it an illusion?
after reading
Draw a picture of a scene (that you read
today) that will foreshadow a problem for
the men in the lighthouse.
Under the scene write a sentence or two
explaining what your scene is
foreshadowing.
1. When I first read about the rats, I felt...
2. Early in the story the narrator explains
how three skeleton key got its name. How
does this foreshadow or hint at the danger
the three lighthouse keepers will face later
on?
Falcon Focus
1. Copy word parts in Vocabulary Section.
2. Go to your Falcon Focus section.
Write 1 sentence for each vocabulary word.
Hordes
Receding
Copy
Homework
You can use your Holt Reader for the
definitions.
Place your Holt Reaader on your desk.
Your Name
Ms. Billie
Class period
Date
1.
2.
3.
4.
Write CAPITAL
Letters for your
answer choices.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE QUIZ!
Quiz Time!
Objective: TSWBAT analyze the author's use of
foreshadowing on the development of conflict.
Essential Question: How does the
author's use of foreshadowing help
build suspense?
Vocabulary
fathom v.: understand.
The lighthouse keepers couldn't fathom the rats'
nasty reaction.
edible adj.: fit to be eaten.
The rats thought the men were edible.
derisive adj.: scornful and ridiculing.
The rats peered with derisive eyes at the terrified men
As you read today, complete
your steps to suspense. Draw
your steps to suspense graphic
organizer on your own paper.
Complete a plot profile on
three skeleton key. On the
back of your sheet answer the
questions provided.
FALCON FOCUS
Write 1 sentence for each
vocabulary word.
fathom
edible
derisive
You may use your holt reader for
the definitions.