English 9
Kennedy High School
2012
McCarthy
Basic 5-Paragraph Essay: Foreshadowing
Assignment
Write a 5-pargraph essay that demonstrates:
 your ability to structure an essay properly
 your ability to understand foreshadowing, give examples of the author’s use of it and give
commentary about the effect of the author’s use of it.
Requirements
In your essay you must:
 Define foreshadowing (in first paragraph)
 Use this thesis statement: In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Richard Connell
uses foreshadowing to create an effect.
 Write five paragraphs in length
 Follow essay structure listed below
 Use textual evidence in the body paragraphs and cites the text properly with quotation
marks and page numbers
Essay Structure
Paragraph 1:
Gives a brief summary of the story. (think Plot Diagram meets movie preview)
Defines foreshadowing.
Names the title and author of the story.
Uses thesis given above in the “Requirements” section.
Paragraph 2: Introduces one example of foreshadowing.
Places the concrete detail into the context of the story.
Uses a quote from the story to illustrate the example (Concrete Detail).
Makes commentary about what the example hints to later in the story and explains how it
serves as an example of foreshadowing.
Makes commentary about what effect this example has on the reader.
Paragraph 3: Introduces one example of foreshadowing.
Places the concrete detail into the context of the story.
Uses a quote from the story to illustrate the example (Concrete Detail).
Makes commentary about what the example hints to later in the story and explains how it
serves as an example of foreshadowing.
Makes commentary about what effect this example has on the reader.
Paragraph 4: Introduces one example of foreshadowing.
Places the concrete detail into the context of the story.
Uses a quote from the story to illustrate the example (Concrete Detail).
Makes commentary about what the example hints to later in the story and explains how it
serves as an example of foreshadowing.
Makes commentary about what effect this example has on the reader.
Paragraph 5: Restates thesis in a new way.
Makes commentary answering the question “So what? Why does it matter to know
about the foreshadowing in this story?”
Generalizes the topic of the essay—discusses its importance in the real world.
Student Name:______________________________
Rubric
Essay: Foreshadowing in “The Most Dangerous Game”
Criteria
Definition
Description
Defines foreshadowing (in first paragraph)
Thesis
Uses required thesis statement in first paragraph
Length
Five paragraphs
Structure:
Paragraph 1
Gives a brief summary of the story
Defines foreshadowing and discusses what effect it can have on a story.
Names the title and author of the story.
Uses thesis given in “Requirements” section.
Structure:
Paragraph 2
Introduces an example of foreshadowing.
Structure:
Paragraph 3
Structure:
Paragraph 4
Score (1-10)
Places the concrete detail into the context of the story.
Uses a quote from the story to illustrate the example (Concrete Detail).
Makes commentary about what the example hints to later in the story and explains
how it serves as an example of foreshadowing.
Makes commentary about what effect this example has on the reader.
Introduces an example of foreshadowing.
Places the concrete detail into the context of the story.
Uses a quote from the story to illustrate the example (Concrete Detail).
Makes commentary about what the example hints to later in the story and explains
how it serves as an example of foreshadowing.
Makes commentary about what effect this example has on the reader.
Introduces an example of foreshadowing.
Places the concrete detail into the context of the story.
Uses a quote from the story to illustrate the example (Concrete Detail).
Makes commentary about what the example hints to later in the story and explains
how it serves as an example of foreshadowing.
Makes commentary about what effect this example has on the reader.
Structure:
Paragraph 5
Restates thesis in a new way.
Makes commentary answering the question “So what? Why does it matter
to know about the foreshadowing in this story?”
Generalizes the topic of the essay—discusses its importance in the real world.
Text citation
Format
When student gives textual evidence in the essay, text is quoted and cited
properly with page numbers. Model: “The words from the texts followed by
the page they came from in parentheses”(12).
Essay is submitted in proper academic format for the class: name/date/per#
in top left corner, title centered, 1 inch margins, double spaced
Total
/100