Notice & Note Fiction Signpost Test

Kacey was nervous about her upcoming swim meet. She had been practicing for months and her coach said she was the favorite to win the gold medal. After dinner, her father drove her to get ice cream. As they sat at the counter, looking out the window, Kacey’s father told his daughter, “All you can do is try your best. Don’t let one race define who you are.”

• Again and Again

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

• Tough Questions

Missy didn’t know what to do. Her best friend Penny had stolen the science test off of Mr. Phillip’s desk. She was offering cheat sheets to anyone who was willing to pay $5. Missy was conflicted: should she pay the money and join her friend or tell the teacher and risk becoming everyone at school’s new target?

• Again and Again

• Tough Questions

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Words of the Wiser

As soon as he walked into the house, something wasn’t right. Even though she was usually greeted by the smell of freshly baked cookies, now her grandmother’s house smelled stale and musty. Lucy closed her eyes and imagined what this house was like before her grandmother passed away: warm and cozy, jazz music playing from the radio, and the smell of delicious cookies rising steadily in the oven.

(There are TWO SIGNPOSTS in this example)

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Aha Moment

• Memory Moment

• Again and Again

Charlotte forgot her lunch at home. Everywhere she went she seemed to be followed by reminders of her hunger. In reading class, Charlotte read a short story about a young girl’s quest to bake the perfect batch of cookies. In social studies, Charlotte’s stomach growled as the teacher talked about food eaten during the first Thanksgiving. Even in math class, the teacher’s discussion of fractions reminded Charlotte of a delicious cheese pizza.

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Again and Again

• Aha Moment

• Memory Moment

When a character or situation turns out to be very different than we expected, this is called a...

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Words of the Wiser

• A-HA Moment

• Tough Questions

• Again and Again

When a character is thinking about things that happened in the past, and this information is important to the story, we call this a....

• Tough Question

• Memory Moment

• A-Ha Moment

• Again and Again

• Contrast and contradiction

What is Again & Again?

• When you notice a word, phrase, or situation repeatedly

• When a character gets advice

• When a character asks a tough question of themselves

• When a character does the opposite of what you'd expect

What Words of the Wiser?

• When a character does the opposite of what you'd expect

• When a character gets advice from another character

• When a character figures something out

• When a character asks themselves a difficult question

What is a tough question?

• When a character does the opposite of what you'd expect

• When a character realizes, understands, or figures something out

• When a character asks themselves about a difficult topic

• When a character gets advice from another character

What is a Contrast & Contradiction?

• When a character asks a tough question

• When a character figures something out

• When a character gets advice from another character

• When a character does something that is the opposite of what you would expect from them