Apply the 3-pass close reading routine (Pass 1 SAY / Pass 2 DO / Pass 3 MEAN) (CCSS RL.7.1; RL.7.4)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~8 min eng.g7.s.ex_03

Close Reading Signposts

Prompt

In this Cisneros vignette, identify and label 3 signposts (Aha Moment / Tough Question / Words of the Wiser / Again and Again / Memory Moment / Contrasts and Contradictions).

M-7-S-EX-03-A Interactive Physical / non-image

Marked Cisneros vignette with 3 signpost slots. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
3 signposts identified + labeled + textual evidence quoted = mastery
Hints
  1. A signpost is a moment that signals craft — Beers & Probst named 6 common ones.
  2. Look for repetitions and contrasts especially.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Identifies a signpost without quoting the evidence.
  • Misidentifies tone-shift as Aha Moment.
Used in lessons