Contrasts & Contradictions Review

When a character acts or says something unexpected

• Contrast and Contradiction
• Aha Moment
• Tough Questions
• Words of the Wiser

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Goes against a character's normal pattern

• Words of the Wiser
• Again and Again
• Memory Moment
• Contrast and Contradiction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Contrast and Contradictions: Ask yourself...

• Why does the author keep repeating this?
• What is the message?
• Is the character being dishonest?
• Why might the character act/feel this way?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A character behaves or thinks in a way we don't expect is

• Again & Again

• Aha Moment

• Memory Moment

• Contrast & Contradiction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Michael is the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. After winning three champions Michael is at the top of his career and everyone expects he will win his fourth MVP award. Yesterday, Michael called a press conference and suddenly announced his retirement.

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Tough Questions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Billy is known around the city as a “tough guy”. He only wears leather and can usually be spotted speeding down the street on his Harley motorcycle. He is covered in tattoos, including one that reads “Bad to the Bone”. Little do these people know that Billy has a soft side and spends Tuesday evenings volunteering at the local animal shelter.

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts and Contradictions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is an Aha Moment?

• When a character asks a difficult question

• When a character does something that contradicts what you would expect from them

• When a character realizes, understands, or finally figures out something

• When an author stops the action to share a memory

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fiction: A word or idea keeps showing up, repeated

• Contrasts and Contradiction

• Again and Again

• Life Lesson

• Tough Question

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Fiction: A flashback

• Aha! Moment

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Memory Moment

• Tough Question

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Fiction: Phrases like "I suddenly knew..." or "I finally realized..." are clues for what?

• Life Lesson

• Again and Again

• Aha! Moment

• Contrast and Contradiction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3