Fiction Signpost

Signpost: A character realizes something that that shifts his actions or understanding, others, or the world around him.

• AHA moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Words of Wiser

• Smart Moment

Which question would be best to ask when you spot the Words of Wiser Signpost in a text?

• What does this questions make me wonder about?

• Why might the author bring this up again?

• Why is this memory important?

• What is the lesson and how might it affect the character?

A phrase such as "Suddenly I understood..." might be a clue for which signpost?

• Tough Questions

• Words of Wiser

• Aha Moment

• Contrast and Contradictions

Which signpost will help lead you to figure out the theme or lesson of a story?

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Aha Moment

• Words of Wiser

• teacher sign

What is a contrast or contradiction?

• When a character acts in a way you don't expect.

• When a character acts like an animal.

• When a character asks a question.

• When a character acts exactly like they are described.

What is an aha moment?

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

• When a character finds the criminal and shouts AHA!

• When a character forgets something.

• When a character solves a mystery.

A character behaves or thinks in a way we don't expect is

• Again & Again

• Aha Moment

• Memory Moment

• Contrast & Contradiction

Kacey was nervous about her upcoming swim meet. She had been practicing for months and her coach said she was the favorite to win the gold medal. After dinner, her father drove her to get ice cream. As they sat at the counter, looking out the window, Kacey’s father told his daughter, “All you can do is try your best. Don’t let one race define who you are.”

• Again and Again

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

• Tough Questions

An older character shares serious advice with the main character in the story

• Memory Moment

• Again & Again

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

A point in the novel when a character offers a LIFE LESSON to another character.

• Aha Moment

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser