6 Signposts / Notice and Note

How many Signposts are there in the Notice and Note reading strategy?

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 100

When a character goes against what he’s said or done before -- he does or says something unexpected.

he is showing WHICH SIGNPOST?

• AHA! Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Again & Again

When a character is struck by a realization that shifts his actions or his understanding of himself, others or the world around him.

he is showing WHICH SIGNPOST?

• AHA! Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Again & Again

When a character is confused or doubts him/herself.  He or she asks a question . . . which may not be answered right away!

he is showing WHICH SIGNPOST?

• AHA! Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts & Contradictions

• Again & Again

When an older or wiser character offers serious advice to the main character.

he is showing WHICH SIGNPOST?

• AHA! Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

• Again & Again

The same events, words or images keep coming up in a story.

is showing WHICH SIGNPOST?

• AHA! Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

• Again & Again

When the author interrupts the action to share a memory . . .

it's showing WHICH SIGNPOST?

• AHA! Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

• Again & Again