Signposts to Notice & Note

Contrasts & Contradictions

• What does this make you wonder? Consider:
• Conflict
• Juxtaposition (side-by-side comparison)
• Paradox (initial impression seems absurd but proves true over time)

Consequence/Aha Moment

• Who or what has changed over time?
• Where do you have a flash of insight?

Numbers & Statistics/Again & Again

• Why these numbers?
• How might these numbers support an argument?
• What pattern is the writer/ speaker/producer creating?

Extreme Language/Tough Question

• Why this language?
• Why these questions?
• What pathos (an appeal to emotions)?

Quoted Words/Wise Words

• Why this source?
• Can we trust this source?
• What are the guiding beliefs or ideals (ethos) of this speaker?

Word Choice/Imagery

• Repetitious?
• Novel?
• Everyday or specialized?
• Literal or metaphorical?

What does the text say?

• Contrasts & Contradictions
• Consequence​/Aha Moment
• Numbers & Statistics/​Again & Again
• Extreme​ L​anguage​/Tough Question
• Quoted Words/​Wise Words
• Word Choice/Imagery