Notice and Note Signposts

Directions:

Notice and Note Signposts Mini-Lesson

Today you will go through the Notice and Note Signposts and become familiar with them. Then, you will take a mini-quiz at the end to gauge your understanding of each signpost.

Multiple Choice

A character suddenly realizes something important that changes their understanding or actions.

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Memory Moment

Multiple Choice

A character is given serious advice or insight from another character.

• Memory Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

Multiple Choice

A character acts in a way that is opposite to what the reader expects or contradicts previous behavior.

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Memory Moment

• Again and Again

• Tough Questions

Multiple Choice

A character recalls a memory that interrupts the flow of the story.

• Aha Moment

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

Multiple Choice

A character faces a difficult question that reveals their inner struggles or conflicts.

• Again and Again

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

• Memory Moment

Multiple Choice

A recurring word, phrase, or situation throughout the story that highlights a theme or foreshadows an event.

• Aha Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

Multiple Choice

A character has a moment of clarity that influences their decisions or actions moving forward.

• Memory Moment

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

Multiple Choice

A wise character offers guidance that helps another character make an important decision.

• Words of the Wiser

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

Multiple Choice

The narrative is interrupted by a significant flashback that provides important background information.

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

• Memory Moment

• Again and Again

Multiple Choice

The protagonist repeatedly encounters a symbol or motif that has significant meaning to the story.

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Again and Again

Multiple Choice

A situation arises where the character must ask themselves something tough, highlighting their internal conflict.

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

Multiple Choice

An unexpected behavior or event that goes against what the reader has learned about a character.

• Tough Questions

• Again and Again

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Memory Moment