signpost
Types of conflicts
Authors purpose
nonfiction signposts
Types of characters
100

 Character offers the main character advice that is helpful at this moment in the story but could also be helpful throughout life.

Word of the Wiser

100

 Type of conflict that takes place inside a character's mind.

man vs himself 

100

To do something through reasoning or argument.

persuade

100

A word that you don't know that you skipped. 

word gap

100

something lifelike 

round 

200

A character suddenly realizes something  

AHA moment 

200

To people fighting 

Man vs Man

200

Describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.


Explain

200

something you thought would happen but was different 

contrast/contradiction

200

No emotions, motivations, or personality. 

flat 

300

similar to a flashback

memory moment

300

A natural disaster to force the characters of a story to look within themselves and consider what internal strengths they have to meet the challenges they face.

Man vs Nature

300

 Facts or information tell.

Inform

300

something told by a prefinished

Quoted word 

400

Something you thought would happen but it was different  

contrasts/contradiction

400

The protagonist is fighting his or her government.

Man vs society

400

 Including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.

Describe

400

when a text has numbers in it.

number and stats

500

A word that keeps repeating over and over

again and again

500

The protagonist is facing machines or technology.

Man vs Technolgy.

500

Amusement or enjoyment.

Entertain

500

that uses words like only, over, all,

Extreme and Absolute Language