Definition
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What We've Read
Examples of Signposts
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When authors show us something that doesn’t fit with what we expect
What is Contrast and Contradiction
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Memory Moment
What is Why might this memory be important?
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In "Thank You Ma'am", what is one contrast and contradiction?
What is when the old woman brought the boy home to clean his face. What is when the old woman fed the boy. What is when the old woman gave the boy money to buy blue suede shoes. What is when the boy decided to stay at the woman's house.
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Michael is the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. After winning three champions Michael is seemingly at the top of his career and everyone expects he will win his fourth consecutive MVP award. Yesterday, Michael called a press conference and suddenly announced his retirement This is an example of...
What is C&C
200
Moments when we realize something, and that realization, in some way, changes our actions (or characters’ actions).
What is Aha Moments
200
Contrast or Contradiction
What is Why would the character act this way?
200
Name 1 Again and Again from the excerpt of "Hatchet"
What is when the author kept repeating the words 'divorce', 'the secret'
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Michelle had spent all week trying to tie her shoes. Each time she failed to get the knot to hold and her laces would quickly become untangled. After hours of practice, Michelle realized what she had been doing wrong. With a quick twist of her fingers, she finally succeeded and gleefully skipped towards her mother to share the good news. This is an example of...
What is Aha Moment
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When authors repeat something- a word or an image or an event.
What is Again and Again
300
Aha Moment
What is How might this change things?
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What is one example of a Memory Moment from the book "Sami and the Time of Troubles"
What is when Sami remembers the quiet day at the beach What is when Sami remembers his father's peach trees
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Everything was bathed in a bright yellow light. The grass shone majestically in a yellow hue, as the yellow dandelions swayed in the wind. Everywhere Margaret looked, a faint goldish yellow glow settled on the land, giving her a feeling of total warmth and security. The yellow sun rose higher into the yellow-tinted sky. This is an example of
What is Again and Again
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The point in the books when the writer interrupts what’s happening in the story to show us the main character as he or she remembers something important
What is Memory Moment
400
Words of the Wiser
What is What’s the life lesson and how might this affect the character?
400
We watched a video clip called "The Present" where they boy has an Aha Moment. How does this Aha Moment change things for the boy?
What is the boy realizes he can still do things even though he has a physical disability. Maybe he will make more friends. Maybe he will start to do more things outside.
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With only thirty seconds left, the coach called for the team’s final timeout. The gym fell quiet as the home team trailed by two points. This would be their last chance to win the championship. “Focus,” said the coach. “Trust in your preparation and anything is possible.” The whistle blew and the players resumed their positions. This is an example of...
What is Words of the Wiser
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Questions we sometimes ask ourselves, or someone else, that seem, at least for a while, not to have an answer.
What is Tough Questions
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Tough Questions
What is What does this question make me wonder about?
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We read the book "Fly Away Home". The little boy asked many tough questions. What is one tough question the little boy asked?
What is "why are you so special?" What is "Will we ever have an apartment of our own again?"
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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? This is an example of...
What is Tough Questions
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