NOTICE and NOTE SIGNPOSTS
Notice and Note Independent Reading Homework For each of the 5 nights of your required reading, identify one or more signpost in your reading and write a paragraph about it. |
Notice and Note are particularly noticeable points in a text that stand out as a significant moment in the story. They provide insight into or raise questions about literacy elements such as a character, setting, conflict, and theme. Because these signposts are consistently found in a majority of books, they support students as they read a wide range of literature, and even nonfiction texts. |
Contrasts and Contradictions
When a character does something that contrasts with what you'd expect or contradicts his earlier acts or statements, STOP and ask, "Why is the character doing that?" The answer will help you make predictions and draw inferences about the plot and conflict. |
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Again and Again
When you notice a word, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over, STOP and ask yourself, "Why does this keep happening again and again?" The answer will tell you about the theme and conflict, or will foreshadow what might happen later in the story. |
Words of the Wiser
When a character (probably older and wiser) takes the main character aside and offers serious advice, STOP and ask, "What's the life lesson and how might it affect the character?" This lesson is probably the theme of the story. |
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Memory Moment
When the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory, STOP and ask yourself, "Why might this memory be important?" The answer will tell you about the theme and conflict, or will foreshadow what might happen later in the story. |
Aha Moment
When a character realizes, understands, or finally figures out something, STOP and ask yourself, "How might this change things?" If it is about a problem, it tells you something about the conflict; if it is a life lesson, it tells you something about the theme. |
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Tough Questions
When a character asks himself a very difficult question, STOP and ask yourself, "What does this question make me wonder about?" The answer will tell you about the conflict, and help you think about what might happen later in the story. |
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Why should we use Signposts?
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