Notice and Note: Aha Moment and Words of the Wiser

Notice and Note: Aha Moment and Words of the Wiser

Multiple Choice

The main conflict in chapter 48 is:

• Enzo passes away on the way to the vet

• Denny can not afford to pay the vet so Enzo is euthanized.

• Denny can not pay the vet and decides to give-up on the custody case.

• Denny has to consider if treating Enzo medically is a good decision financially.

Objectives

• Analyze our novel through the lens of Aha Moment and Words of the Wiser

• Articulate a new and more precise theme in The Art of Racing in the Rain

Reminder

• Notice and Note is cumulative so remember to highlight and annotate ALL portions of the Notice and Note Signposts thus far

• Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradictions

• Now what??

Review!

What moment in Chapter 48 was our Contrast and Contradiction?

New Signpost: Aha Moment

• A "lightbulb" moment for our character

• Moment of realization or our character understands something

• What are some Aha Moments in your life?

• How did that change the course of your behavior?

Aha Moment

• When you come across this signpost, STOP! Ask yourself

• How might this change things for our character?

• If your character figured out the problem, you discovered the conflict of the story.

• If your character understood a specific life lesson, you are uncovering the theme.

Aha Moment in Tangled

• What was Rapunzel's Aha Moment?

• How might this change things? Her behavior?

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Open Ended

What is the best advice you have ever received? Who gave you that advice?

Words of the Wiser

• When a character (typically older or more experienced) will offer advice to our main character

• You should be asking yourself: What lesson is this character trying to teach us?

• At the heart of this message, you will find clues to the theme of your story

Reading Focus Questions

• What moment changes the trajectory of Denny's story? How?

• What did Denny's Aha Moment reveal to us?

• What advice is given to Denny?

• How does this enrich our theme?

• Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradictions, Aha Moment, Words of the Wiser

Your Homework

• Please finish chapter 50 and answer the commented questions on Kami

• Be prepared for another signpost!

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