Name: Non-Fiction Signposts: Contrasts and Contradictions Directions: Follow along with Mr. Goldenbroit as he takes you through the guided notes on Non-fiction signposts. You will be asked to fill in information and answer questions. Part 1: Definition Contrasts and Contradictions: When you're reading and the _____________ shows you a _____________ between what you know and what's happening in the text, or a difference _____________ 2 or more things in the text. Part 2: Key Words Directions: What are the key words that let you know you are dealing with Contrasts and Contradictions. Key Words: _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Part 3: Examples: Directions: Using the examples below circle the key words provided and explain why the term is showing a contrast or contradiction. I do: Thomas Jefferson wrote about the abolition of slavery in our government, on the other hand, he owned slaves. “On the other hand,” is the key word. It is showing a contradiction because Thomas Jefferson called for getting rid of slavery, but owned slaves. 1. We do: Even though the temperature dipped below 32 degrees, the water did not freeze. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. The school wants us to eat healthy, but ….. Come up with the concluding statement. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Part 4: Let’s Try on our own. Background: The political cartoon below is from the 2016 Presidential election from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The election was filled with Contrast and Contradiction: 3. Explain what is happening in the cartoon below: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why is a contradiction? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Part 5: Directions: We are going to test our knowledge of it here. Use the words below to create two Contrasting or Contradiction statements below. Key Words: Alternatively, By contrast, However, Nonetheless, Otherwise, Then again, Unlike, Although, Different from, Instead, On the other hand, Still and Yet Example: 5. Dogs are the smartest animals on four legs, _________ (keyword) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 6. John felt a strong love for his wife, _________ (keyword) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 7. Ice cream eaten to fast will give you a brain freeze, _________ (keyword) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Part 6: Let’s use this signpost in practice. Directions: 1. -Circle unfamiliar words; then look them up and write a definition/similar word above it. 2. -Highlight information that helps you understand the text. (People, Places Events, Dates, reasons things happen, etc.) 3. Underline any Contrasts and Contradictions. Milky Way is a spiral galaxy What is the main idea of the paragraph? in our universe. It has an estimated distance of roughly 150 light-years, yet compared to the Universe, is very, very small. It is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, the home of our planet Earth. The Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to have a diameter between 150 and 200 lightyears. Astronomers estimate our Milky Way Galaxy has between 100 and 400 billion stars. Astronomers guess our Milky Way galaxy has at least 100 billion planets, although What is the main idea of the paragraph? we do not know how many can contain life.
