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The Notice and Note Signposts Definitions Poster - E. Kuras

This handout gives specific definitions and examples of Signposts, as well as which literary element the signpost supports.

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The Notice and Note Signposts Definitions Poster - E. Kuras

This handout gives specific definitions and examples of Signposts, as well as which literary element the signpost supports.

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  • Words of the Wiser: Focuses on instances where wise advice or insight prompts a character's transformative realization impacting their choices.
  • Tough Questions: Highlights questions a character raises that reveal their internal conflicts or issues, contributing to character development.
  • Contrasts & Contradictions: Explains how noticing contrasts and contradictions in a character helps in understanding conflicts, themes, or character development in literature.
  • Aha Moment: Describes the Aha Moment as a point when a character realizes something significant, revealing a deeper understanding of their situation.

NOTICE & NOTE

SIGNPOSTS
The Notice and Note Signposts and Definitions The Clues to the Signpost A character behaves or thinks in a way we dont expect, or an element of a setting is something we would not expect. What Literary Element it Helps the Reader Understand -Character Development -Internal conflict -Theme -Relationship between setting and plot

A sharp contrast between what we would expect and what we observe the character doing; behavior that contradicts previous behavior or well-established patterns. A characters realization of something that shifts his actions or understanding of himself, others, or the world around him.

Contrasts & Contradictions

Aha Moment

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

Tough Questions

Phrases, usually expressing suddenness, like: Suddenly I understood . . . All of sudden, it hit me . . . The realization hit me like a lightning bolt . . . In an instant, I knew . . . Phrases expressing serious doubt or confusion: What could I possibly do to ... Never had I been so confused about. . . How could I ever understand why . . . The main character and another are usually off by themselves, in a quiet, serious moment, and the wiser figure shares her wisdom or advice in an effort to help the main character with a problem or decision. A word is repeated, sometimes used in an odd way, over and over in the story. An image reappears several times during the course of the book. The ongoing flow of the narrative is interrupted by a memory that comes to the character, often taking several paragraphs to recount before we are returned to events of the present moment.

-Character Development -Internal conflict -Plot

-Internal conflict -Theme -Character Development

Words of the Wiser


The advice or insight a wiser character, who is usually older, offers about life to the main character.

-Theme -Internal conflict -Relationship between character and plot

Events, images, or particular words that recur over a portion of the novel.

Again & Again

A recollection by a character that interrupts the forward progress of the story.

Memory Moment

-Plot -Setting -Symbolism -Theme -Character development -Conflict -Character development -Plot -Theme -Relationship between character and plot.

From Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. Copyright 2013 by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. Published by Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH. Used with permission .

NOTICE & NOTE SIGNPOSTS From Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. Co

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