NOTICE AND NOTEMemory Moment

Memory Moments

Points in a story where a character remembers something from the past.

When you (the student) learns to be alert to these moments, you quickly see that memories often play an important role in the book It may tell about the character and his/her

background that we wouldn’t otherwise know.

Memory Moment – how it happens

The point in the book when the writer/author interrupts what’s happening in the story to show us the main character as he/she remembers something.

Clues

Obvious clues: Example – the character will say something

like, “I remembered the first time I met him” “In that very moment the memory came flooding

back.” Subtle Clues:

Example – the character might say, “My dad liked to tell the story about…” “This picture always reminded me of…”

Signal Words

Remembered Memory Reminded

Ask yourself

When a memory interrupts the flow of the story, stop and ask yourself… “Why might this memory be important?”

The answers to your question will tell you about the theme, conflict, or might foreshadow what will happen later in the story.