Nonfiction Stances and Signposts

When you read nonfiction, what type of mindset should you have?

• A skeptical mindset

• An all-believing mindset

• An unbelieving mindset

• A mindset that allows you to get lost in your reading

Identify which question is one of the nonfiction stance questions.

• What challenged, changed, or confirmed my thinking?

• What did the author use this language?

• Why did the author use these numbers or statistics?

• What is my revelation?

Identify which question is one of the nonfiction stance questions.

• What is my new revelation?

• What did the author use this language?

• Why did the author use these numbers or statistics?

• What did the author think I already knew?

Identify which question is one of the nonfiction stance questions.

• What is my new revelation?

• What surprised me?

• Why did the author use these numbers or statistics?

• What differences did I notice?

What is the definition of a Contrast and Contradiction Signpost?

• Use of language that leaves no  doubt about a situation or event,  perhaps exaggerates or overstates a  case.

• A difference between 2 or more  things in a text (ideas, perspectives,  events, situations etc.)

• Author uses numbers or words to  show comparisons or create an  image in the reader’s mind.

• Author uses words or phrases that  the reader does not recognize or  know yet.

What is the definition of an Extreme and Absolute Language Signpost?

• Use of language that leaves no  doubt about a situation or event,  perhaps exaggerates or overstates a  case.

• A difference between 2 or more  things in a text (ideas, perspectives,  events, situations etc.)

• Author uses numbers or words to  show comparisons or create an  image in the reader’s mind.

• Author uses words or phrases that  the reader does not recognize or  know yet.

What is the definition of a Numbers and Stats Signpost?

• Use of language that leaves no  doubt about a situation or event,  perhaps exaggerates or overstates a  case.

• A difference between 2 or more  things in a text (ideas, perspectives,  events, situations etc.)

• Author uses numbers or words to  show comparisons or create an  image in the reader’s mind.

• Author uses words or phrases that  the reader does not recognize or  know yet.

What is the definition of a Word Gaps Signpost?

• Use of language that leaves no  doubt about a situation or event,  perhaps exaggerates or overstates a  case.

• A difference between 2 or more  things in a text (ideas, perspectives,  events, situations etc.)

• Author uses numbers or words to  show comparisons or create an  image in the reader’s mind.

• Author uses words or phrases that  the reader does not recognize or  know yet.

What is the definition of a Quoted Words Signpost?

• Use of language that leaves no  doubt about a situation or event,  perhaps exaggerates or overstates a  case.

• Quoting others directly as an expert  or personal perspective.

• Author uses numbers or words to  show comparisons or create an  image in the reader’s mind.

• Author uses words or phrases that  the reader does not recognize or  know yet.

What question do you ask when you see a Contrast and Contradiction in nonfiction reading?

• Why did the author use these numbers and stats?

• Why does the author use this language?

• What is the difference, and why does it matter?

• Why was this person quoted or cited, and what does it add?