![]() ![]() Please open your orange folder to the page STOP and ask the question: “Why is the character doing/thinking that?” Write in your journal-what did you notice? What does it mean? What inferences or predictions can you make? Watch for the signposts of Contrasts & Contradictions. Jackie’s Wild Seattle For homework, read Chapter 2. We will make predictions and inferences about the characters and the story. We will STOP and ask “Why is the character doing/thinking that?” We will write in our journal-we will NOTICE and NOTE. Raise your hand if you recognize a Contrast or Contradiction. Jackie’s Wild Seattle Follow along as volunteers read aloud. Label the wide ones “What I Notice” and “What that means/shows”. Label the narrow ones “Page #” and “Signpost”. Make four columns-2 narrow ones and 2 wide ones. Jackie’s Wild Seattle Let’s set up our Reading Journals for Notice & Note. Make three predictions about the story. Open your Reading Journal and begin a new page for this novel study. Jackie’s Wild Seattle Take a minute to look at the cover of the book and read the blurb on the back. If you did not turn in your Reading Log yesterday, give it to me. What are three questions or predictions you have about the story? Write them in your Reading Journal. Study the picture on the cover and read the blurb on the back. īe alert for contrasts and contradictions-where the characters don’t act the way you expect them to!ĭo Now Get out your Reading Journal. Signpost #1: Contrasts and Contradictions I didn’t expect that! He didn’t expect that! STOP! Why would the character act this way? Make an inference or prediction about the character or plot. ○ Character ○ Motivation ○ Situation ○ Theme This question encourages thinking about and discussing: You’ll want to pause and ask yourself, “Why would the character act this way?”Ĭontrasts and Contradictions Contrasts and comparisons show us other aspects of the character or the setting. When the character experiences something in contrast with what he or she expects.Īsk: Why would the character act or feel this way?Ĭontrasts and Contradictions When authors show you a character acting in a way that contrasts with how you would expect someone to act or that contradicts how that character has been acting, you know the author is showing you something important about the character. When there is a sharp contrast between what we expect and what we observe. When a character says or does something that’s the opposite of what he has been saying or doing all along. Signpost #1: Contrasts and Contradictions We are going to learn about 6 signposts authors provide and what we can learn from each of them. Why does the state put signposts up along the roads?įor the same reason-to help you find your way as you read. Because of this, they understand what they read better, AND… …they understand and appreciate the author’s craft as a writer. ![]() When they see those signposts in their reading, they STOP, take NOTICE, and make a NOTE. What do good readers do? Good readers are alert to the signposts that authors provide. ![]() Following the signposts for greater understanding ![]()
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