Notice and Note Signposts

When a character says or does something that's opposite of what he or she has been saying or doing all along. 

• Aha moment
• Tough questions
• Words of the wiser
• Contrasts and contradictions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When the character asks himself or herself a really difficult question.

• Words of the wiser
• Aha moment
• Again and Again
• Tough questions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When a character takes the main character aside and gives serious advice. 

• Words of the wiser
• Tough questions
• Aha moment
• Again and Again

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When a word, phrase, object or situation is mentioned over and over. 

• Tough questions
• Aha moment
• Again and Again
• Words of the wiser

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When a character suddenly realizes, understands or finally figures something out. 

• Tough questions
• Words of the wiser
• Aha moment
• Again and Again

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory. 

• Memory moment
• Contrasts and contradictions
• Tough questions
• Aha moment

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a Contrast & Contradiction?

• When a character asks a tough question

• When a character figures something out

• When a character gets advice from another character

• When a character does something that is the opposite of what you would expect from them

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a Literature signpost?

• key events to look for in a work of fiction

• key terms

• vocabulary

• key events to look for in social studies

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a Contrast & Contradiction?

• When a character asks a tough question

• When a character figures something out

• When a character gets advice from another character

• When a character does something that is the opposite of what you would expect from them