Posted by debbiestephens | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on October 12, 2011
What foreshadowing clues did you find in this story? Please share some predictions you made and if you were right or if you surprised as the plot unfolded? List some words that added to the suspense of the story, “Three Skeleton Key”.
In the story” Three Sekeleton Key”, there was foreshadowing, suspense, and action.In the story there were many foreshadowing clues. The story starts out with a clue when it says the pay was high. I predicted that the job was dangerous. Next, I found a clue on page 168 that the ship moved in a queer way.I predicted that something happened aboard on the ship. In the middle of the story it said that the rats were coming and I predicted that the rats are going to hurt the people. At the end the story was talking about swarming sharks. I thought the sharks were going to eat the people. My prediction was right for every clue except the one about swarming sharks. I was very suprised when I found out what happened.
One foreshadowing clue was one of the most terrifying experiences in my life. Another one was people dancing around the three skeletons. My predictions were’nt right at all but I thought the people would die. Terrifying the rats were up to my knees
Forshdowing clues
1. why pay is high for lighthouse job
2. My most terrifying experience
3. Ship was in an unusual place
4. Swarming sharks surrounding lighthouse
5. Tug came with freshly cut meat
6.The battle was on
7. Patrol ship came to check on lighthouse
My Predictions
1. More dangerous
2. scary,spooky, and dangerous
3. Something went wrong
4. Dangerous to go out in the water
5. try to led them to the sharks and kill them all.
6. They got really competitive to kill the sea rats
7. their were getting help.
Suspense Phrases
1. Terrifying experience
2. heap of bones
3. midest sea island
4. treacherously smooth rocks
5. sailing vessels, which cannot maneuver as readily as steamers
6. straight toward us
7. no one on the ship.
1.The island had many sharks surrounding it
2. The light house was haunted by skeletons
3. The coast guard came in to the situation
4. The ship was coming straight towards us
5. The rats pushed up against the glass
6. There was a barge with raw meat aboard
1. The sharks were going to eat the rats. True
2. the skeletons were going to kill the crew False
3. The coast guard is going to kill the rats True
4. The ship was going to knock over the light house False
5. The glass was going to give way True
6. They were going to carry the rats away False