English Signposts and BHH

Aha moment

A character's realization of something that shifts his actions or understanding of himself, others, or the world around him. (How does this moment change the plot, character, or character's relationship?)

Memory moment

A recollection by a character that interrupts the forward progress of a story. (Why might this memory be important?)

Contradiction

A sharp contrast between what we would expect a character to do vs what they actually do. (Why did they do that?)

Again and again

Events, objects, or particular words that recur over a portion of a text. (Why might the author be bringing this up again and again?)

aha moment question

How does this moment change the plot, character, or character's relationship?

Tough questions

Questions a character raises that reveals his or her internal struggle. (What does this question make me wonder about?)

Words of the wiser

The advice or insight a wiser character, who is usually older, offers about life to the main character. (How might these words affect the character's further actions?)

Heart

What did you discover about yourself? What matters to you in this text or in your conversation? What did you take to heart?

Head

What surprised you? What connections did you make? What images were most important to you? What lines created the surprise or connection?

Book

Who is telling the story? What does the author want you to know? What did you notice about how the author told this story?

again and again question

Why might the author be bringing this up again and again?

mem moment question

Why might this memory be important?

words of the wiser question

how might these words affect the character's further actions?

tough questions question

what does this question make me wonder about?

contradiction question

why did they do that?