NOTICE AND NOTE THE SIX SIGNPOSTS WHAT IS

NOTICE AND NOTE: THE SIX SIGNPOSTS

WHAT IS A SIGNPOST? It is a signal that helps readers notice literary devices such as character development, conflict, and theme. Through the use of signposts, readers participate in close reading strategies that help them reach a deeper understanding of a literary text.

THERE ARE SIX OF THEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 Contrast and Contradictio n Again and Again Memory Moment Aha Moment Tough Questions Words of the Wiser

A sharp contrast between what we would expect and what we observe a character doing. Helps readers understand: • Character Development • Conflict • Theme CONTRAST AND CONTRADICTIONS

Events, images, or particular words that recur over a portion of the novel. Helps readers understand: • Plot • Symbolism • Theme • Character Development AGAIN AND AGAIN

A recollection by a character that interrupts the forward progression of the story. Helps readers understand: • Character Development • Plot • Theme MEMORY MOMENT

A character’s realization of something that shifts his/her actions or understanding of themselves, others, or the world around them. Helps readers understand: • Character Development • Conflict • Plot AHA MOMENT

Questions a character raises that reveal his/her inner struggles. Helps readers understand: • Internal Conflict • Theme • Character Development TOUGH QUESTION S

Advice or insight that a wiser – usually older – character offers to the main character about life. Helps readers understand: • Theme • Conflict WORDS OF THE WISER

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