Notice and Note Nonfiction Signposts

All of the following are nonfiction signposts EXCEPT:

• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Word Gap
• Main ideas and Details 
• Numbers and Statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Nonfiction is a body work in which the author purports to tell us the real world, a real experience, a real person, an idea, or a belief.
True or False

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

True or False: Absolute and Extreme language is language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates or pushes the limit of truth.  

• True 
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.K.8

True or false: A Contrast or Contradiction can challenge what I know about a subject.  

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

True or False: Quoted words are quoted by an author because they are words or phrases that you don't know.  

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

For the next couple of days the weather is going to be cold.  Meteorologist Steve Beylon said, "An arctic cold front will push across Wisconsin tonight, driving below normal temperatures our way.  Highs during the middle of the week will be close to 10 degrees, with bitter cold wind chills of -15 to -25 in the early morning hours."  This is an example of what signpost?

• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Word Gap
• Numbers and Statistics 
• Quoted Words

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Contrasts and Contradictions for Nonfiction include texts with information that contradicts or contrasts with what I know, think, or experience 
True or False

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

By contrast, although, alternatively, however, nevertheless, otherwise, then again
These are all examples of what?

• Contractions
• Verbs
• Signal Words
• Adverbs

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Quoted Words fall into all of the categories EXCEPT

• Voice of Authority
• Titles and Headings
• From another text 
• Others' Words

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The 22.5 acre island was small, roughly the size of twenty-three football fields.  Even though it was just a half mile wide, Grimshaw couldn't make his way through the bushes.  This is an example of what signpost?  

• Absolute or Extreme Language
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Numbers and Statistics 
• Word Gap

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5