Page 7 Note Taking Using Notice & Note

Reading makes up a lot of your learning and you're likely not programmed to remember everything you read. It's good practice to annotate (or to take notes), while you are reading. When you annotate a text, it enhances your comprehension and helps you break down the text.

An easy way to annotate is called signposts: notice & note. 



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SIGNPOSTS


When on the road of reading, pay attention to signposts!

What are signposts?

SIGNPOSTS are important parts of a story/book that make you STOP and think!

There are 6 important signposts to learn.




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AHA MOMENT


When you're reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out, you should STOP.

Ask yourself: How might this change things?
  • If the character figured out a problem, you probably just learned the conflict.
  • If the character understood a life lesson, you probably just learned the theme.


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MEMORY MOMENT

When you're reading and the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory, you should STOP.

Ask yourself: Why might this memory be important?
  • The answers will tell you about the theme, conflict, and might foreshadow what will happen later in the story.


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TOUGH QUESTIONS


When you're reading and the character asks themselves a really difficult question, you should STOP 

Ask yourself: What does this question make me wonder about?
  • The answers will tell you about the conflict and might give you ideas about what will happen later in the story.


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AGAIN AND AGAIN


When you're reading and you notice a word, phrase, object, or situation mentioned over and over, you should STOP 

Ask yourself: Why does this keep showing up again and again?
  • The answers will tell you about the theme and conflict or they might foreshadow what will happen later.


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CONTRASTS AND CONTRADICTIONS


When you're reading and a character says or does something that's the opposite of (contradicts) what he or she has been saying/doing all along, you should STOP 

Ask yourself: Why is the character doing that?
  • The answers could help you make a prediction about the plot and the conflict.


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WORDS OF THE WISER


When you're reading and a character (who's probably older and wiser) takes the main character aside and gives serious advice, you should STOP 

Ask yourself: What's the life lesson being taught and how might it affect the character?
  • The life lesson is most likely the theme of the story.



Show What You Know

In your downloaded assignment file for Lesson 1, complete Sections 2 and 3.  Be sure to save your work.  


When you have completed all parts of Assignment 1,

be sure you have renamed your file (YOURNAME) la 8-2-1
upload the completed assignment into the 2.1 Assignment file on the next page.
Check in two to three days to retrieve the marked assignment and review the feedback from your teacher.