Sometimes writers use foreshadowing, a hint that a future event will take place in the text. What words, phrases, and Sentences does the author use to hint at a future event? What might you predict will happen?

In drama as in other fiction, foreshadowing can deepen a mood of suspense by hinting at future events. Go back through the teleplay Sorry, Right Number and find examples of foreshadowing. For each example, provide a description of what eventually happens.

What warning does Yeh-Shen receive from the spirit of the fish? Using this foreshadowing, what might you predict will happen?

The author could have written the facts about the sinking as a piece of informational text. Instead, he wrote narrative nonfiction and included the words and experiences of people on the ship. Is Lord's telling of the events effective? Explain why.

What is the difference between an internal conflict and an external conflict?

How do the events on the Californian compare with the events happening on the Titanic? How does this section contribute to the development of the events?

How does the author describe the ship striking the iceberg? Explain the significance of the author's choice to present ideas this way.

Guiding Question 4

How does the author describe life below deck on the ship?

A. filthy, smelly, and hot

B. crowded, clean, and cold

C. dirty, loud, and exciting

D. dangerous, dark, and empty

What is the internal conflict in Everyday Use?

What is the internal conflict that develops as the story unfolds?

What are transitional words?

Solve the equation. Check your solution, if possible.

$$\frac { 1 } { 3 } ( 9 x + 3 ) = 3 x + 1$$

Employing the third-person limited point of view allows Mansfield to focus on the thoughts and feelings of just one character. How does this point of view affect your experience of the story and your judgment of Rosemary? How might the story have been different if the author had used the omniscient point of view, an all-seeing narrator who would relate the thoughts of all the characters, including Miss Smith?

Discussion Based Questions 2.

There are many foiled perspectives used in this story: white versus black; children versus adult; Nancy versus Mr. Jason; etc. Is anyone's perspective more trustworthy or legitimate? What effect does the blending of these points of view have on the story?