During our character and fiction unit, we have learned the six signposts that we are supposed to hunt for when reading. These signposts help readers to slow down and think more deeply about what they are reading. It helps students to not only see the craft in writing, which they can use in stories they write, but it also helps students to think about the themes or lessons we can take away from a book. It helps books change us and helps us to empathize with those around us. |
If you are a reader yourself, I encourage you to try them out in your own fiction books that you are reading. I do, and I was shocked at how looking for them and finding them helped me to think about the story more deeply.
Students will be looking for the signposts in the book that they are reading independently for their book club. It is my hope that they find all six of them and discuss what they are finding and thinking with their book club.
Here is what the flip books look like. Please keep these at home and refer to them throughout the year. Your child will be using these in fourth grade as well.