Notice & Note Review

Match the signpost to the following definition.
- The advice or insight a wiser character (who is usually older) offers about life to the main character

• Tough Questions
• Memory Moment
• Words of the Wiser
• Aha Moment

Match the signpost to the following quote from the authors.
- "These are moments when a character's sudden insight or understanding helps us understand the plot's movement, the development of the character, or the internal conflict he faces,"

• Again and Again
• Aha Moment
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Tough Questions 

Match the signpost to the following definition.
-Questions a character raises that reveal his or her inner struggles

• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Words of the Wiser
• Memory Moment
• Tough Questions

Match the correct signpost to the following definition.
-A sharp contrast between what we would expect and what we observe the character doing

• Again and Again
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• Aha Moment
• Words of the Wiser

Match the signpost to the following clues.
- An interruption in the ongoing flow of the narrative
-Might take several paragraphs
 before we are returned to the present moment

• Aha Moment
• Words of the Wiser
• Again and Again
• Memory Moment

What is not an example of an AHA moment?

• " We were halfway there when it suddenly occurred to me that we had forgotten the wedding present.
• As I was walking down the street my dog started walking ahead of me and that when I noticed I had forgotten to put his leash on. 
• I was scanning through my report card when I learned that I had failed english. Retracing across my footsteps I came across the time where I forgot to hand in my book report.
• After a long day in school I through my bag across the foyer. Suddenly my phone dropped out of it's pocket and cracked. Should I tell my parents about this or not?

What is an example of an Again and Again moment

• As young Malinda steps into the abandoned house she takes a moment to hesitate she thinks to herself " What am I doing here"?
• Sometimes I wish I could be rich it would be so wonderful. I if was rich I would spend all of it right away. If only I could be rich wouldn't that be great. I really want to be rich!
• My mom once told me treat others the way you want to be treated. 
• As I strolled down the street I was thinking about the joke that my friend had told me. It never really made sense but suddenly I understood it. 

Define what a Contrast & Contractions moment is.

• When a character does something that contrasts with what'd you expect or condracts his earlier actions or statements. 
• When the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory or flashback.
• A point in time, event, or expierience when one has a sudden insight or realization
• When a character can't decide if this is wrong or right thing to do. 

Define what a Tough Question is

• When a character takes the protagonist aside and offers serious advice.
• A point in time, event, or expierience when one has a sudden insight or realization.
• When the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory or flashback.

What is NOT an example of a Tough Question

• "Should I be here" Marisa said to herself as she took a step into the forest by herself.
• I love when we are at the breakfast nook on Sunday and have the fight deciding who's going to get the pancakes first. 
• We were only allowed one topping on our ice - cream sundaes. I was having a hard time picking sprinkles or the M&M's. M&M's or Sprinkles? 
• As I stared at the big F written in the middle of the paper a million questions coursed through me. " Why did I get an F"? " Where did I go wrong when taking notes"?