Foreshadowing Clues

This literary analysis worksheet is designed for students in Grades 9 and 10 to strengthen close reading, inferential thinking, and understanding of narrative structure through Flannery O’Connor’s A Good Man Is Hard to Find. Learners identify key moments of foreshadowing throughout the story and analyze how these clues hint at danger, moral conflict, and the tragic ending. By examining early details and predicting their outcomes, students see how O’Connor builds suspense and meaning long before the climax.

Learning Goals

• Identifying Foreshadowing (Grades 9-10)
  Students recognize narrative hints that signal future events.
• Prediction & Inference
  Learners explain how specific details suggest danger, death, or moral reckoning.
• Close Reading & Textual Evidence
  Activities require careful attention to dialogue, description, and symbolism.
• Understanding Literary Structure
  Students analyze how foreshadowing contributes to tone, suspense, and theme.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with high school ELA standards for literary elements.
• Focus on Key Details
  Highlights how seemingly small moments carry larger significance.
• Builds Analytical Confidence
  Helps students move from noticing clues to explaining their impact.
• Supports Theme Analysis
  Connects foreshadowing to ideas of morality, grace, and inevitable consequence.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for guided practice, discussion preparation, or formative assessment.
• Printable & No-Prep
  Easy to implement in classroom or homeschool settings.

This Foreshadowing Clues worksheet helps students understand how A Good Man Is Hard to Find carefully prepares readers for its unsettling conclusion. By identifying and analyzing narrative hints, learners strengthen inference skills, deepen comprehension, and gain insight into how authors use foreshadowing to shape meaning and emotional impact.

This worksheet is part of our A Good Man is Hard to Find collection.