Memory Moment

Which signpost has this anchor question? "Why might this memory be important?"

• Memory Moment

• Aha Moment

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

Good old Morty. The first time I waited on him, he unloosened his belt a notch before he even looked at the menu. I knew I had a true believer. This passage is an example of what signpost?

• Memory Moment

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Contrasts and Contradictions

What are the clues in the text that you are seeing a Memory Moment?

• "I suddenly remember..." or "I remember..." or a character starts thinking back

• Character asks self or another character a hard question

• A repeated image, phrase or reference

• Characters say, "I realized... " or "Suddenly I knew..." or "Now I know why.."

What important question should you ask yourself when you notice a Memory Moment?

• Why is the character doing that or acting this way?

• How might this change things?

• Why might this memory be important?

• Why does this keep happening again and again?

Chelsea stood at the free throw line. She dribbled the ball and remembered what had happened at the last game when she missed both shots and her team ended up losing by just one point. Chelsea tried to shake the lingering disappointment. She erased the memory from her mind, squared her feet, and released the ball.

• Memory Moment

• Aha Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Tough Questions

What is the definition of Memory Moment?

• When the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory.

• When a character asks herself a very difficult question.

• When a character does something that contrasts with what you'd expect or contradicts his earlier acts or statements

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

Why might this memory be important?

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Again and Again

What is the anchor question for Memory Moment?

• What's the life lesson and how might it affect the character?

• Why might the author bring this up again and again?

• Why might this memory be important?

• Memory Moment

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

When you are reading and the author interrupts to flashback to the past and tells/shows you a memory.

• Inference

• Memory Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Again and Again