Introduce Notice For Free

When you introduce students to a new signpost, choose a text example and model how you identify the signpost while you're reading and what your own thought process is. Tell students what words or phrases gave you a clue to the signpost. Note what the signpost is and explain why it fits the definition.

The Six Signposts Signpost 1: Words of the Wiser. Signpost 2: Contrasts and Contradictions. Signpost 3: Again and Again. Signpost 4: Tough Questions. Signpost 5: Memory Moment. Signpost 6: Epiphanal Moment. Conclusion.

The signposts are: Contrasts and Contradictions: Sharp differences between what we expect characters to do, and what they actually do. Aha Moments: Realizations that shift characters' actions or understanding. Tough Questions: Questions characters raise that reveal their inner struggles.

1. A sharp contrast between what we would expect and what we observe the character doing. 2. Behavior that contradicts previous behavior or well-established patterns (normal behavior).

The six signposts include Contrast and Contradiction, Words of the Wiser, Aha! Moment, Again and Again, Memory Moment, and Tough Questions. Contrast and Contradiction: This refers to when a character does something that contrasts with a reader's expectations, or contradicts an earlier act or statement.

NOTICE and NOTE SIGNPOSTS They provide insight into or raise questions about literacy elements such as a character, setting, conflict, and theme. Because these signposts are consistently found in a majority of books, they support students as they read a wide range of literature, and even nonfiction texts.

There are two main types of signposting: introductions, conclusions and outlining main arguments/ the direction of the argument in paragraphs/opening phrases. connecting words help guide the reader through the argument by linking ideas, sentences and paragraphs.