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Key Fiction Signposts Explained

The document provides six signposts that can help summarize and understand key elements in a story: an aha moment helps understand the conflict or theme; words of the wiser provide a life lesson; contrast and contradiction help predict character actions; memory moments provide foreshadowing; repeated elements foreshadow themes; and tough questions allow predictions about conflicts. These signposts signal parts of the story that reveal important information about characters, plots, themes, and predictions.

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Key Fiction Signposts Explained

The document provides six signposts that can help summarize and understand key elements in a story: an aha moment helps understand the conflict or theme; words of the wiser provide a life lesson; contrast and contradiction help predict character actions; memory moments provide foreshadowing; repeated elements foreshadow themes; and tough questions allow predictions about conflicts. These signposts signal parts of the story that reveal important information about characters, plots, themes, and predictions.

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  • Reading Comprehension Strategies

SIGNPOSTS

Aha Moment
When a character suddenly realizes, understands or finally figures something out.
How might this change things?
You may learn about the conflict or theme.

Words of the Wiser


When a character (usually older and wiser) takes another character aside and gives
serious advice. What's the life lesson and how might it affect the character?
You may learn about the theme.

Contrast and Contradiction


When a character says or does something that's opposite(contradicts) of what he or
she has been saying or doing. Why is the character doing that? This can help you
make a prediction or inference about the plot
or conflict.

Memory Moment
When the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory. Why might the memory
be important?
You may learn about the theme, conflict or found foreshadowing.

Again and Again


When a word, phrase, object or situation is mentioned over and over. Why does this
keep showing up again and again?
You may learn about the theme, conflict or found foreshadowing.

Tough Questions
When the character asks himself a really difficult question. What does the question
make you wonder?
You may learn about the conflict and make predictions.

SIGNPOSTS Aha Moment When a character suddenly realizes, understands or finally figures something out. How might this chang

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