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Notice & Note. Signpost Lessons. Contrasts and Contradictions. OR Lesson of the Unexpected Notice & Note Signpost #1. Stop and Notice and Note Signpost #1:. Contrasts and Contradictions
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Notice & Note Signpost Lessons
Contrasts and Contradictions OR Lesson of the Unexpected Notice & Note Signpost #1
Stop and Notice and NoteSignpost #1: Contrasts and Contradictions • When you’re reading and a character acts in a way that contradicts how s/he has acted before or that contrasts with how you would act or that reveals a difference among characters. • You should stop and ask yourself: • “Why is the character acting (or feeling) this way?” • The answers could help you make a prediction or make an inference about the PLOT and CONFLICT. ANCHOR QUESTION
Epiphany i.e. Aha Moment Notice & Note Signpost #2
Stop and Notice and NoteSignpost #2: Epiphany • When you’re reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out (an “Ah-ha!”)… • You should stop and ask yourself: • “How might this realization be important or change things?” • If the character figured out a problem, you probably just learned about the CONFLICT. • If the character understood a life lesson, you probably just learned the THEME. ANCHOR QUESTION
Tough Questions Notice & Note Signpost #3
Stop and Notice and NoteSignpost #3: Tough Questions • When you’re reading and the character is confused or uncertain and asks him/herself a really difficult question that doesn’t have an easy answer…(the answer may shape his/her life)… • You should stop and ask yourself: • “What does this question make me wonder about?” • The answers will tell you about the CONFLICT and might give you ideas about what will happen later in the story. ANCHOR QUESTION
Words of the Wiser Notice & Note Signpost #4
Stop and Notice and NoteSignpost #4: Words of the Wiser • When you’re reading and a character takes the main character aside and gives serious advice that is helpful at this moment in the story but could also be helpful throughout life… • You should stop and ask yourself: • “What’s the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?” • Whatever the lesson is, you’ve probably found a THEME for the story. ANCHOR QUESTION
Repetition Notice & Note Signpost #5
Stop and Notice and NoteSignpost #5: Repetition • When you’re reading and you notice a word, phrase, object, situation, or idea mentioned over and over… • You should stop and ask yourself: • “Why does this keep showing up again and again?” • The answers will tell you about the THEME and CONFLICT, or they might foreshadow what will happen later. ANCHOR QUESTION
Flashback Notice & Note Signpost #6
Stop and Notice and NoteSignpost #6: Flashback • When you are reading and the author interrupts the action to reveal a memory… • You should stop and ask yourself: • “Why or how might this memory be important?” • The answers will tell you about the THEME, CONFLICT, or might foreshadow what will happen later in the story. ANCHOR QUESTION