2. When you see a sign,
you need to figure it out... and act on it!

3. C and C

4. Contrasts & Contradictions
Contra = against
Contrast = a character goes against what he’s said or done before -- he does or says something unexpected.

5. Contrasts & Contradictions
Why would the character act this way?

6. Contrasts & Contradictions
Why would the character act this way?
Presto
The Present

7. Can you find a signpost in this book?

8. Tough ?

9. What could I possibly do
to ?
I am so confused about . . .
Tough Questions ?
I wonder whether … ?
A character is confused or doubts him/herself. He or she asks a question which may not be answered right away!

10. What does this question make me wonder about?
Tough Questions
When a character wonders something, you should wonder about the answer, too!
What does this question make me wonder about?

11. What does this question make me wonder about?
Tough Questions
What does this question make me wonder about?
The Scarecrow
Mulan - Reflection

12. Can you find a signpost in this book?

13. MM

14. Why might this memory be important?
Memory Moment
Why might this memory be important?

15. Why would this memory be important?
Memory Moment
Click link and “Movie” at bottom of screen.
Why would this memory be important?
Obi Wan
Grinch

16. Can you find a signpost in this book?

17. AHA

18. In an instant, I knew . . .
Suddenly, I understood . . .
AHA! Moment
All of a sudden, it came to me that . . .
The character is struck by a realization that shifts his actions or his understanding of himself, others or the world around him.

19. How might this change things?
AHA! Moment
How might this change things?

20. AHA! Moment
Buzz Lightyear always thought he was an real Space Ranger until this moment.
Boundin'
How might this realization change things?

21. Can you find signposts in these books?

22. WW

23. Words of the Wiser
An older or wiser character offers serious advice to the main character.

24. What is the life lesson, and how might it affect the main character?
Words of the Wiser
What is the life lesson, and how might it affect the main character?

25. How might it affect the main character?
Words of the Wiser
What is the life lesson?
How might it affect the main character?
Yoda
Lion King - What did you do that for - the past can hurt

26. Can you find a signpost in this book?

27. AA

28. Again & Again
The same events, words or images keep coming up in a story.

29. Why does the author keep bringing this up?
Again & Again
Why does the author keep bringing this up?

30. Why does the author bring this up again and again?
Again & Again
The Shoe
Why does the author bring this up again and again?

31. Can you find a signpost in this book?

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Designed by Chanelle Savich, but all information is from the book, Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst.