Notice Note Signpost Lessons Contrasts and Contradictions OR

Notice & Note Signpost Lessons

Contrasts and Contradictions OR Lesson of the Unexpected Notice & Note Signpost #1

Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #1: Contrasts and Contradictions �When you’re reading and a character acts in a way that contradicts how s/he has acted before or that contrasts with how you would act or that reveals a difference among characters. �You should stop and ask yourself: �“Why is the character acting (or feeling) this ANCHOR way? ” QUESTION �The answers could help you make a prediction or make an inference about the PLOT and CONFLICT.

Epiphany i. e. Aha Moment Notice & Note Signpost #2

Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #2: Epiphany �When you’re reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out (an “Ah-ha!”)… �You should stop and ask yourself: �“How might this realization be ANCHOR QUESTION important or change things? ” �If the character figured out a problem, you probably just learned about the CONFLICT. �If the character understood a life lesson, you probably just learned the THEME.

Tough Questions Notice & Note Signpost #3

Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #3: Tough Questions �When you’re reading and the character is confused or uncertain and asks him/herself a really difficult question that doesn’t have an easy answer…(the answer may shape his/her life)… �You should stop and ask yourself: � “What does this question make ANCHOR QUESTION me wonder about? ” �The answers will tell you about the CONFLICT and might give you ideas about what will happen later in the story.

Words of the Wiser Notice & Note Signpost #4

Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #4: Words of the Wiser �When you’re reading and a character takes the main character aside and gives serious advice that is helpful at this moment in the story but could also be helpful throughout life… �You should stop and ask yourself: �“What’s the life lesson, and how might it affect the character? ” ANCHOR QUESTION �Whatever the lesson is, you’ve probably found a THEME for the story.

Repetition Notice & Note Signpost #5

Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #5: Repetition �When you’re reading and you notice a word, phrase, object, situation, or idea mentioned over and over… �You should stop and ask yourself: �“Why does this keep showing up again ANCHOR QUESTION and again? ” �The answers will tell you about the THEME and CONFLICT, or they might foreshadow what will happen later.

Flashback Notice & Note Signpost #6

Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #6: Flashback �When you are reading and the author interrupts the action to reveal a memory… �You should stop and ask yourself: �“Why or how might this memory be ANCHOR important? ” QUESTION �The answers will tell you about the THEME, CONFLICT, or might foreshadow what will happen later in the story.