Notice and Note Nonfiction Signposts

When an author give numbers, number words, or statistics in writing, the is an example the signpost...

• Quoted Words

• Number & Stats

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Word Gaps

When an author quotes or cites someone else's words like a voice of authority or a personal perspective, that is an example of the signpost...

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

• Word Gaps

When an author uses a word that is new to you, or is technical talk from the topic of the writing, that is an example of the signpost...

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Word Gap

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

When an author shows how something is changed or is different from before, or shows a change in what you previously thought, that is an example of the signpost...

• Contrast & Contradiction

• Numbers & Stats

• Quoted Words

• Word Gap

• Extreme/Absolute Language

When an author uses words that make a strong statement which leaves no doubt about their meaning or his/her opinion, that is an example of the signpost...

• Numbers & Stats

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Extreme/Absolute Language

• Word Gaps

• Quoted Words