How might this change things?

What's the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?

What does this question make me wonder about?

Why does this keep showing up again and again?

Why might this moment be important?

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

A character realizes something

Questions a character raises that reveal his or her inner struggles is

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

A word or image is repeated throughout the story.

The story is interrupted by a memory that comes to the character.

Phrases such as: "Suddenly I knew" & "Then I realized" are examples of the signpost called:

Phrases such as: “I can remember when…” & “Thinking back …”are examples of the signpost called:

In the short story "Shells" the shell is an example of which signpost?

In the short story "Shells" Aunt Esther asking "Why do you hate me?" is an example of which signpost?

In the short story "Shells" Aunt Esther sitting next to Michael in his room is an example of which signpost?

In the short story "Shells" Aunt Esther gasping and saying "I'm so sorry" is an example of which signpost?

In the short story "Shells" Michael smelling his mother's talc is an example of which signpost?