Nonfiction Contrasts and Contradictions

Nonfiction Contrasts and Contradictions

Open Ended

What can you remember about the nonfiction C&C signpost?

Open Ended

If we are all reading the same passage, why might some of us find more C&Cs than others?

Open Ended

What does it mean to find the contrasts between two things?

Open Ended

Why is it important to look at the differences between what we know, and what the author is showing us?

Multiple Choice

What is point of view?

• the author's opinion

• the author's perspective

• how the author feels about a topic

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is author's purpose?

• How the author feels about a subject.

• Why the author wrote the text.

• The main idea of the text.

• The authors perspective on a topic.

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of a text?

• Why the author wrote a text

• The authors opinion on a subject

• The main thing the text is about

• The author's perspective

Multiple Select

What is the nonfiction C&C signpost? Choose all that apply.

• When the author shows some information that is different from what you know.

• When the author uses language that stretches the truth.

• When the you notice words in a text that you don't understand.

• When the author shows the differences between two things.

Multiple Choice

What is the anchor question for the nonficiton C&C signpost?

• Why did the author use this language?

• Why did the author use these numbers?

• What is the difference and why does it matter?

• Why would the author use this quote from this person?

Multiple Select

What things can we learn about if we notice a C&C? Choose all that apply.

• Author's purpose

• Character development

• Author's point of view

• Theme

• The central idea