Nonfiction Signposts

Which of the following is both a fiction and non-fiction signpost?

• Again and Again

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Words of the Wiser

• Memory Moment

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

The author uses numbers, specific number words or amounts

• Quoted Words

• Word Gaps

• Extreme & Absolute Language

• Numbers & Statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

The author uses a word or phrase you don’t know (expert language).

• Extreme & Absolute Language

• Word Gaps

• Quoted Words

• Contrasts & Contradictions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

The author uses language that leaves no doubt, exaggerates, or pushes the limit.

• Numbers & Statistics

• Quoted Words

• Word Gaps

• Extreme & Absolute Language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.4

"Animal rights groups gathered 180,000 signatures for a petition." This is an example of:

• Quoted Words

• Extreme & Absolute Language

• Word Gaps

• Numbers & Statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear," said MLK. This is:

• Word Gaps

• Extreme & Absolute Language

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Quoted Words

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

This nonfiction signpost shows information that goes against what was previously thought as true OR shows a difference between two subjects or opinions.

• Numbers and Stats

• Contrast and Contradictions

• Opposites

• Memory Moment

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.6

Which of these questions should you ask when you see quoted words?

• What did this author write this text

• Why did the author quote or cite this person?

• Who is the person in the quote?

• What should the character say next?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What question should you ask when you see numbers and stats?

• Why did the author use those numbers or amounts?

• Are those numbers big or small?

• What does this question make me wonder?

• What life lesson does this amount teach me?

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.SL.4.1C

What questions should you ask yourself when you see extreme or absolute language?

• Why did the author say it like that?

• Why did the character act that way?

• How might this change the story?

• Why does this keep happening over and over?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4