Signposts of Fiction

What does "Contrast and Contradiction" mean?

• When a character does what is expected of them.

• When two characters discuss their differences.

• When a character does or says something that is the opposite of what they have been doing or saying all along. 

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Which is an example of Words of the Wiser?

• Gru becoming a good dad, despite originally being a villain

• Rapunzel realizing she is the lost princess

• Anton Ego having a flashback

• Mufasa telling Simba to remember who he truly is

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What is an "Aha Moment"?

• When a character has a sudden moment of realization, idea, or sudden understanding.  

• When a character (usually older and wiser) gives the main character advice.

• When a character asks a question that does not have an obvious answer. 

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Which is an example of a "Tough Question?"

• What is for dinner?

• How are you?

• How is the weather today?

• Why am I acting like this?

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Which term is NOT similar to "Again and Again?"

• Repetition

• Contradiction

• Emphasizing

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What does "Again and Again" mean?

• When the story is interrupted to tell or show you a memory/flashback.

• When you notice a word, phrase, object, or situation is being used over and over again.

• When a character does or says something that is the opposite of what they have been doing or saying all along. 

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Which is NOT an example of a "Memory Moment"?

• Anton Ego flashbacking to his childhood

• Dory remembering her family.

• Nick Wilde remembering how the Boy Scouts treated him.

• Dory forgetting her family.

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What is a "Memory Moment?"

• When a character (usually older and wiser) gives the main character advice.  

• When the story is interrupted to tell or show you a memory/flashback.

• When a character has a sudden moment of realization, idea, or sudden understanding.  

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Which of these three signposts do you understand the most?

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moments

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Which of these three signposts do you understand the most?

• Tough Questions

• Again and Again

• Memory Moments

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