Notice and Note Be able to identify 6 signposts that highlight important moments in your reading experience and help you read the text more closely.

Aha Moments Clues Phrases that express suddenness: What Is It??? “Suddenly I understood. . . .” “It came to me in a flash that. . .” “The realization hit me like a lightening bolt. . . .” “In an instant I knew. . .” What It Shows: Character Development, Internal Conflict, & Plot What Is It??? When you’re reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out . . . Ask Yourself: How might this change things?

What’s the Aha Moment??? https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=ooD7WxZVgbc

How Should You Write About “Aha” Moments? The realization that came to the character’s mind is___________________________. The words that told me this was going to be an Aha Moment were_____________________. This realization is important to the story because_____________________________. Add page numbers to support your claims!

Again & Again Clues -A word is repeated, sometimes used in an odd way, over and over in the text. -An image reappears several times during the course of the text. What It Shows: Plot, Setting, Symbolism, Theme, Character Development, & Conflict What Is It??? When you’re reading and events, images, or particular words recur in the text. Ask Yourself: Why might the author bring this up again and again???

What is the Again and Again??? https://www.google.c om/url?sa=t&rct=j&q =&esrc=s&source=vi deo&cd=1&cad=rja& uact=8&ved=0ahUK Ewjvo8yTxZ_WAhW BdyYKHQFsD20Qt wIIKDAA&url=https %3A%2F%2Fwww.y outube.com%2Fwat ch%3Fv%3DtsUw1 Oc4P54&usg=AFQj CNEY7_WrfXK- QlLQig9wRmh1F6h OtQ

How Should You Write About Things That Occur Again and Again? What I find that keeps coming up again and again is_____________________________. The author keeps repeating this word, phrase, image, or idea or situation because_____________________________. This signpost leads me to think that ______________________ is going to happen later in the story. Add page numbers to support your claims!

Memory Moment Clues The flow of the text is interrupted by a character’s memory, which often takes several paragraphs before returning to the present moment. What It Shows: Character Development, Plot, Theme, Relationship Between Character and Plot What Is It??? When you’re reading and a recollection by a character interrupts the forward progress of the story. Ask Yourself: Why might this memory be important?

What is the Memory Moment??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snKXo2S-lRg&list=PLMocR3CT6oQTek420pamiY72iyohBi_ko&index=3 From The Hunger Games

How Should I Write About Memory Moments? What was happening when the character recalled the memory was_________________________________. The memory that came to the character’s mind was_________________________________. This memory is important to the character or story because_________________________. Add page numbers to support your claims!

Words of the Wiser Clues The main character and another go off alone. They have a quiet, serious moment where the wiser character shares wisdom to help the main character solve a problem or make a decision. What It Shows: Theme, Internal Conflict, Relationship Between Character and Plot What Is It??? When you’re reading and a wiser character (usually older) offers advice about life to the main character. Ask Yourself: What’s the life lesson and how might it affect the character?

What Are the Words of the Wise??? https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=rw45nBc WNbQ&index=2&list= PLKzwy3WP_C6h1uQ CDGrQgieBZQJwOKt BW From The Lion King

How Should I Write About Words of the Wiser? What I saw that told me that this was going to be a Words-of-the-Wiser moment was__________________________________. The advice or insight the wiser character shared was________________________________. This advice will affect the main character or the one who received the advice by________________________________. Add page numbers to support your claims!

Tough Questions Clues What Is It??? Phrases expressing serious doubt/confusion: “What could I possibly do to . . .?” “I couldn’t image how I could cope with . . .” “How could I ever understand why she. . .” “Never had I been so confused about. . .” What It Shows: Internal Conflict, Theme, Character Development What Is It??? When you’re reading and questions a character raises reveal his or her inner struggles. Ask Yourself: What does this question make me wonder about?

What Are the Tough Questions??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2g5cwxrqQ&list=PLO3X7qUy-O3rmC1TJaRnRCXTuQaqmILEF From Glued

How Should I Write About Tough Questions? I knew this was going to be a tough question because______________________________. I wondered ____________________________ when I thought about the question. This question is important to the story because____________________________. The character will answer the question by________________________________. The character’s answer will affect the events in the story that follow by______________________. Add page numbers to support your claims!

Contrasts and Contradictions Clues A character behaves or thinks in a way we don’t expect, or a part of the setting is something we would not expect. What It Shows: Character Development, Internal Conflict, Theme, Relationship Between Setting and Plot What Is It??? When you’re reading and you observe a sharp contrast between what you expect and what you observe the character doing; behavior that contradicts a character’s prior behavior patterns. Ask Yourself: Why would the character act (feel) this way?

What Are the Contrasts and Contradictions??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4CpiT6R5I&index=7&list=PLMocR3CT6oQQ5hp1hgx642xu95xVnpagU From Divergent

How Should I Write About Contrasts & Contradictions? The character’s action or feeling that was unexpected was_________________________. What was unexpected about the action/feeling was______________________________. I think the character acted/felt that way because___________________________. Add page numbers to your claims!

“Signposts Book Club Entry #1” 9/20/17 Directions: As you read Ch. 1 (p.15) and Ch. 2 of The Gun, write down at least 3 different signposts that you find.