Story Steps
Name the Plot Point: We meet Alice, learn about her new body, and see how she is struggling to adjust after the transplant.
EXPOSITION
This word means able to adjust to new circumstances.
ADAPTABLE
When the story stops to tell about Alice relearning how to walk and speak, readers notice this signpost.
MEMORY MOMENT
The main character in the story
ALICE
How do Mr. and Mrs. Jarred’s reactions to the situation differ?
Mrs. Jarred thinks Alice is her daughter Gail. Mr. Jarred is more excepting of the situation.
Name the Plot Point: Alice meets Mr. Jarred and they talk.
CLIMAX
Alice GRIMACES when she tastes the mocha cake because these have changed.
Her taste buds
When Alice struggles with questions about who she really is, readers notice this signpost.
TOUGH QUESTION
Who said: “We’ll get through this,” she said, “the human mind is incredibly adaptable.”
Alice's mother
In paragraph 17, Alice tells Jenny, “My brain is me.” What does she mean by this?
She is trying to convince her sister that she is still the same person because her memories and thoughts are what make her Alice, even though her body has changed.
In the hospital flashback, what two things did Alice have to relearn?
How to move and speak.
Correct the TWO mistakes in this DIALOGUE:
“I can’t believe” Jake said, “that we actually won the championship”!
1- Comma after believe (believe,")
2- Exclamation mark BEFORE the end quotation mark since it's part of the dialogue (championship!”)
Alice keeps thinking about her changed appearance and identity. This repeated idea connects to this signpost.
AGAIN & AGAIN
In the beginning of the story, what is Alice most concerned about?
HER APPEARANCE
At the end, Alice writes ACS in the wet cement and thinks, “Alice was here.”
What does this show about how she feels about herself?
Alice has accepted herself.
Name the Plot Point: Mrs. Jarred is interviewed on TV about Gail.
RISING ACTION
A scene that takes the reader back to an earlier event in a character’s life.
FLASHBACK
When Alice suddenly understands something important about herself, readers notice this signpost.
AHA! MOMENT
Which two changes in Alice does her sister point out?
1- Alice is trying to be a cheerleader
2- Alice has different friends
Explain how Alice’s experiences show that identity can change over time.
Alice changes after the transplant and learns to accept who she is becoming.
Name the Plot Point: Mr. Jarred acknowledges Alice is not his daughter.
RESOLUTION
Suffix that means “inclined or given to a specified state or action.”
-able or -ible
List the 6 Fiction Signposts.
1- Contrasts & Contradictions
2- Aha Moment
3- Tough Questions
4- Words of the Wiser
5- Again & Again
6- Memory Moment
Although Alice and Jenny are identical twins, how are their personalities different?
Jenny is more sarcastic and guarded, while Alice is more open and serious.
At the beginning, Alice sees ACS on her mirror. At the end, she writes ACS in the cement.
How does this show she has changed by the end of the story?
At the beginning, ACS reminds Alice of who she used to be.
At the end, writing ACS shows that she accepts that she is still Alice, even though her body has changed.