When this happens, readers are supposed to ask themselves, "Why would the character act this way?" This question leads readers to make valuable inferences and even to foreshadow where they might not otherwise. (I talk about this book in more detail here.) One of these signposts is called "Contrasts & Contradictions" and occurs whenever a character behaves unexpectedly. Probst describe different "signposts" readers should look for as they read. If you haven't read Notice and Note yet, I highly recommend it! In this book, authors Kylene Beers and Robert E. It was Contrasts & Contradictions day-the day I introduced my favorite reading strategy to the class. No, a certain party-supply establishment had not experienced gastro-instestinal distress of any kind. This transformed my teaching over several years until one day I stood in front of my students with combat boots, fingerless gloves, a leather vest, a studded belt, dark lipstick, winged eyeliner, and a black wig. Probst, I stopped teaching books and started using books to teach reading strategies instead. My plan had worked.Īs a Literature teacher, I used to teach books to my students, but after reading The Book Whisperer, by Donalyn Miller, and Notice and Note, by Kylene Beers and Robert E. I peeked through my fake black bangs and smiled behind my mask. "You look like Party City threw up on you." How I Introduce the Contrasts and Contradictions Signpost in Reading Class
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