Informational Signposts

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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 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 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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What are nonfiction signposts?

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Noticeable points in a text that stand out as significant.

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"Animal rights groups gathered 180,000 signatures for a petition." This is an example of:

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Numbers & Statistics

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Which signpost is in the following sentences? Young people love the wildly popular app for making quick, funny videos. Yet, Karen North and others worry.

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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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"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear," said MLK. This is:

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Quoted Words

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When you see this question, what signpost is this?
"Why was this person quoted or cited and what does it add?"

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Quoted words