Definition
This signpost happens when an older or wiser character gives another character important advice.
Words of the Wiser
What question do you ask if you notice a Contrast and Contradiction?
Why is the character doing/saying this?
The main character asks herself, "Why is it that everyone else got invited to the part, but I didn't?"
Tough Question
This sign post happens when a character asks him/herself a question.
Tough Question
This signpost happens when a character realizes, understands, or finally figures out something.
Aha Moment
What question do you ask yourself when you see a "Aha Moment"?
How might this change things?
You notice that a particular kind of bird keeps showing up in the story.
Again and Again
What should you ask yourself when you notice a word, object, or situation is mentioned over and over?
Why does this keep showing up again and again?
This signpost is when you notice a word, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over.
Again and Again
What question do you ask yourself when you notice a "Tough Question"?
What does this question make me wonder about?
The main character is in the middle of a conversation or event, and the action stops to show a flashback.
Memory Moment
In the animated short, "Boundin'," the jackalope tells the lamb that he shouldn’t care if his fluff is gone, he still has feet so he should bounce back and dance.
This signpost takes place when the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory.
Memory Moment
What question should you ask yourself when you notice a "Memory Moment'?
Why might this memory be important?
The main character says, "Then it hit me..." or, "All of a sudden, I realized..."
Aha Moment
Which 3 signpost questions can lead to finding out more about both theme AND conflict?
Aha Moment - Again and Again - Memory Moment
This signpost is when a character does something that is the opposite of what you would expect them to do.
Contrast and Contridiction
What question should you ask yourself when you notice a "Words of the Wiser"?
Hint: this has 2 answers!
What’s the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?
The guy who loves to steal from others begins to donate money to charity.
Contrast and Contradiction
What 3 signposts can foreshadow what might happen next?
Memory Moment - Again and Again - Tough Question