SIgnposts

What is a Signpost in our Reading/Language Arts class? Choose the BEST answer.

• A sign that shows us where to go

• Things like the table of contents that show readers where to find information

• Important parts of the text that point readers to deeper meaning

• Significant parts of the text that tell readers how the story will end

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What are the Signposts used for?

• Recognizing key moments in a story that reveal more about the character or the message of a story

• Summarizing chapters to show readers how plot develops over time

• Finding grammatical errors in texts

• Identifying literary genres based on setting and conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Find a moment where a character did or said something you didn’t expect. Why do you think they did that?

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Again and Again

• Contrasts 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

An often wiser or older character shares their experience or advice with the main character. How might this affect the character?

• Tough Question

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha! Moment

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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

What question should you ask when you notice a “Words of the Wiser” moment?

• Why is this happening again?

• What does this lesson teach the character and me?

• How does this contradict earlier behavior?

• Why might the author bring this up now?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

When a character realizes something that will change their behavior or perhaps their understanding about themselves, or the world at large. What topics are revealed at that moment? How will this new understanding affect the character?

• Memory Moment

• Aha! Moment

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Again and Again

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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

When a character asks themselves a difficult and reflective question. What struggles or conflicts do these questions bring up?

• Again and Again

• Tough Question

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Find where a character shares a memory. Why might this be important?

• Aha! Moment

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Contrast and Contradiction

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Something in the story is being repeated over and over. Why might this be important?

• Aha! Moment

• Again and again

• Tough Question

• Memory Moment

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What question is associated with the Signpost “Again and Again”?

• Why does this keep showing repeatedly?

• What advice is being given to the character?

• What is the character realizing?

• What lesson is being taught?

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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