Narrative Signposts

Multiple Choice

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The difference between fiction and nonfiction signposts is...

• nonfiction signposts find facts and fiction signposts find opinions

• nonfiction signposts are common in fact-based articles and fiction signposts are common in made up stories

• nonfiction signposts are about numbers and fiction signposts are about people

Multiple Choice

What would be an "Ah-ha Moment" in a fiction story?

• When a character gets advice to help them solve the conflict

• When a character acts differently than what they have in the past

• When a character has a realization about the conflict or about other characters

Multiple Choice

What would be a "Words of the Wiser" in a fiction story?

• When a character gets advice to help them solve the conflict

• When a character acts differently than what they have in the past

• When a character has a realization about the conflict or about other characters

Multiple Choice

What would be a "Contrast and Contradictions" in a fiction story?

• When a character gets advice to help them solve the conflict

• When a character acts differently than what they have in the past

• When a character has a realization about the conflict or about other characters

Like nonfiction signposts, we can find common events in stories that can help us understand the plot, characters, and theme of a story.

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Think of signposts as clues to what the story is trying to tell you. ​

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​Plot: The events that make up a story

Theme: The lesson or message of a story​

​Fiction Signposts

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​ Similar to the nonfiction signpost, C&C focuses on a difference in a character's behavior or motivation.

This will give us clues about the conflict or characters.​

​Contrast and Contradictions

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​When a character gets advice from someone. this can help resolve the conflict.

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Oftentimes, the advice can relate to the theme of the story​.

​​Words of the wiser

​"Ah-ha" is usually what people say when they have an idea or figure something out.

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The realizations characters have can also help resolve the conflict or relate to the theme.​

​​Ah-Ha Moment

​ This is when something happens over and over again OR a symbol or item appears over and over again.

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Again & Again can give clues about symbols and themes.​

​Again and Again

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​Like the name suggests, this is when a character has a tough time answer a question or making a decision.

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This usually relates to the conflict.​

​​Tough Questions

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​Many fiction stories will have flashbacks, or have characters remember the past.

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This helps us learn about characters and why they may act the way they do. ​

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​​Memory Moment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of an Ah-ha Moment?

• When Rapunzel realizes she's the missing princess

• When Moana has to decide to stay on the island or go sail the ocean

• When Carl becomes angry and mean after his wife dies.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a Contrast and Contradictions?

• When Rapunzel realizes she's the missing princess

• When Moana has to decide to stay on the island or go sail the ocean

• When Carl becomes angry and mean after his wife dies.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a Tough Question?

• When Rapunzel realizes she's the missing princess

• When Moana has to decide to stay on the island or go sail the ocean

• When Carl becomes angry and mean after his wife dies.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a Words of the Wiser?

• When Coco remembers her father and his music

• When Sadness helps Joy figure out how to save Riley in the movie Inside Out

• When Mei turns into a red panda over and over again

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a Memory Moment?

• When Coco remembers her father and his music

• When Sadness helps Joy figure out how to save Riley in the movie Inside Out

• When Mei turns into a red panda over and over again

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of an Again and Again?

• When Coco remembers her father and his music

• When Sadness helps Joy figure out how to save Riley in the movie Inside Out

• When Mei turns into a red panda over and over again