- Joseph R. Bolger Middle School
- Signposts/Close Reading
Mankowski, Jessica
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6 Notice and Note SignpostsRead "Thank You, Ma'am," by Langston Hughes, and find at least 4 examples of Contrast and Contradiction. Don't forget to answer the anchor question!Signpost Notebook Entries - Earn all 5 Points!
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Summarize the scene that made you think of the signpost.
Sounds like:
In this scene…
This line…
The character says/thinks…
(RL.7.2 – provide an objective summary of the text)Explain why you think this scene represents the signpost.
Sounds like:
This shows…
This explains…
This means…
The character realized…
(RL.7.1 – use textual evidence to support a central idea)
Answer the anchor question.
(RL.7.2 – Determine theme or central idea and analyze its development over the course of the textRL.7.3 – Analyze how elements of a story interact)
Use transitions to show that quotes and evidence come from the text.
Sounds like:
According to…
In the beginning of the story…
The character says…
The author states…
In this line…
(RL.7.1– use textual evidence to support a central idea
W.7.2c – use appropriate transitions to show relationships among ideas)
Offer more than one possible answer to the anchor question.
(RL.7.2 - Determine theme or central idea and analyze its development over the course of the text)
Digging Deeper by Looking for Patterns