A Sound Of Thunder

Use these activities to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity. 

ACTIVITY: “Foreshadowing and Fulfillment”

“A Sound of Thunder” contains a few instances of foreshadowing, a literary device that hints at what is to come later in the story. However, foreshadowing is often easier to spot after having read the whole story.

Part A: Re-read the story, looking specifically for places where future outcomes were predicted or hinted at. Create a T-chart to document at least three findings of foreshadowing:

• On the left side, write the “hint” or instance of foreshadowing. You can write the exact quote, or paraphrase if it’s several sentences long.
• On the right side, write how the foreshadowing was fulfilled. How did the event that was hinted at come true later in the story?

Part B: Choose one instance of foreshadowing and its fulfillment and create an illustration of it to present to the class. Options for your illustration include:

• Create a small poster, dividing the paper into two sections, and draw the moment of foreshadowing on one side and the moment of fulfillment on the other.
• Create a comic strip to show various stages of foreshadowing and fulfillment.