Nonfiction Signposts Flashcardziz

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The author shows a difference between what you know about a topic and what happens in the text.

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Contrasts & Contradictions

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The author uses numbers, specific number words or amounts

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Numbers & Statistics

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The author uses a word or phrase you don’t know (expert language).

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Word Gaps

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The author uses language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or pushes the limit.

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Extreme & Absolute Language

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"Animal rights groups gathered 180,000 signatures for a petition." This is an example of: Quoted Words, Extreme & Absolute Language, Word Gaps, Numbers & Statistics

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Numbers & Statistics

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"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear," said MLK. This is: Word Gaps, Extreme & Absolute Language, Contrasts & Contradictions, Quoted Words

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Quoted Words

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Which of the following is both a fiction and non-fiction signpost? Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradictions, Words of the Wiser, Memory Moment

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Contrasts and Contradictions

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What question should you ask when you see numbers and stats?

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Why did the author use those numbers or amounts?

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What questions should you ask yourself when you see extreme or absolute language?

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Why did the author say it like that?

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What questions should you ask yourself when you see contrasts and contradictions?

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What is the contrast and/or contradiction and why does it matter?