Foreshadowing can be defined as...

a warning or hint of future events

Signposts are a close reading strategy. In other words, they help us:

read closely and pay attention to important details

Tough Questions anchor question:

What does this question make me wonder about?

Words of the Wiser anchor question:

What is the life lesson and how will it affect the main character?

Contrasts and Contradictions anchor question:

Why is the character acting this way?

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Fiction Signpost Review

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An #ELAQuiz that reviews all six #fictionsignposts.

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1
When you contradict yourself...
You may be indecisive.
You probably confuse others.
All of the above.
You say one thing, but do another.
2
While looking at a blue flyer, Bud remembers his mother.
Tough Questions
Memory Moment
Contrasts & Contradictions
Aha Moment
3
A shortcut to finding internal conflict...
Words of the Wiser
Tough Questions
Aha Moment
Again & Again
4
contra means...
opposite
understanding
similar
a type of snake
5
When a wiser character gives advice to our protagonist...
Words of the Wiser
Again & Again
Memory Moment
Aha Moment
6
Authors choose each moment of their stories...
by coincidence
by accident
on purpose
by mistake
7
Words of the Wiser may help us find the...
antagonist
theme
conflict
climax
8
When our main character asks himself, "How will I get over this?"
Again & Again
Words of the Wiser
Tough Questions
Memory Moment
9
After identifying a signpost, you must...
all of the above.
determine whether or not it matters.
explain what the author is trying to teach you.
analyze its importance to the overall story.
10
Gary Soto remembers his first date, buying candy at a drugstore with a nickel and an orange.
Contrasts & Contradictions
Aha Moment
Memory Moment
Again & Again
11
Literary signposts help us to...
all of the above
be more informed about a text
read closely
notice small details
12
A story's theme is...
its deeper message
all of the above
its moral
its life lesson
13
When the scarecrow realizes he can make cruelty-free foods...
Again & Again
Aha Moment
Contrasts & Contradictions
Memory Moment
14
Belle must decide whether or not to take her father's place in the beast's castle...
Memory Moment
Tough Questions
Again & Again
Contrasts & Contradictions
15
When the little old woman realizes she's been eating someone else's cookies all along...
Aha Moment
Again & Again
Contrasts & Contradictions
Memory Moment
16
When a character says or does something unexpected...
Memory Moment
Again & Again
Aha Moment
Contrast & Contradiction
17
Signposts...
all of the above
help us pinpoint important moments
help us make predictions
help us make inferences
18
When asked to contrast two characters...
find their weaknesses
find their strengths
find their differences
find their similarities
19
Signposts push us to think about...
theme
all of the above
conflict
character
20
Aha Moment anchor question:
How might this change things?
What is the difference and why does it matter?
Why is the character acting this way?
21
Foreshadowing can be defined as...
a comparison between two unlike things
a character who changes throughout the story
a warning or hint of future events
written conversation between two character
22
Signposts are a close reading strategy. In other words, they help us:
read quickly and skim the text for its main idea
read quickly and completely miss the author's message
read closely and pay attention to important details
read slowly and pay attention to unimportant details
23
When Yoda advises Luke to believe in himself...
Contrasts & Contradictions
Memory Moment
Words of the Wiser
Aha Moment
24
In "Scout's Honor" the word tough is repeated because it makes the narrator feel strong/brave.
Aha Moment
Contrasts & Contradictions
Again & Again
Words of the Wiser
25
Tough Questions anchor question:
Why does this keep showing up again and again?
Why might this memory be important?
What does this question make me wonder about?
26
Rachel repeats, "Today I am eleven" in order to stop the tears from pouring out.
Memory Moment
Words of the Wiser
Aha Moment
Again & Again
27
Should you study for your signpost quiz?
True
False
28
When our main character asks himself, "Should I keep going?"
Memory Moment
Tough Questions
Aha Moment
Contrasts & Contradictions
29
Words of the Wiser anchor question:
Why does this memory matter?
What is the life lesson and how will it affect the main character?
Why is the character acting this way?
30
Contrasts and Contradictions anchor question:
What is the life lesson and how will it affect the main character?
Why does this keep happening again and again?
Why is the character acting this way?

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