Which highlighted section identifies the effect in the sentence. Remember the effect is what happens

because of something.

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1. Tim received an award because he turned in his homework everyday.

2. If you work together then everyone will be successful. .

Title: Because of Winn Dixie

Reading Goal: Cause and EffectTeam Cooperation Goal: Active ListeningGenre: NarrativeAuthor: Kate DiCamillo

Review Vocabulary with Partner- 5min

Can you pronounce itCan you give the definitionCan you use it in a sentence

experience: something lived throughTimmy had the experience of losing a

tooth many times.

properly: correctlyAnna scored an A+ on her test because she answered the all the questions properly.

peculiar: strangeLarry was a peculiar person, everyday at 12:00am he bursts out

yelling, “The spaceship is coming! The spaceship is coming!”

wrinkled: not smoothJen’s shirt was wrinkled because she slept

in it.

grand: very goodMimi thought having ice cream for

breakfast was a grand idea

Difficult: hardJerome thought his math homework was

too difficult to finish in one hour.

Vocabulary Vault

Cause and Effect Connections

Cause• The cause is the reason why an

event happens.• Ask yourself “why did it happen?”

Effect• The effect is what happened.• Ask yourself “what happened?”

because so so that if...then

consequently thus since for

for this reason as a result therefore due to

this is how nevertheless

Signal Words

•What has happened in the story up to this point?•Why does Miss Franny feel embarassed?

Partner Read- 15 minutesPut 2 sticky notes on words that are new or

unfamiliar to youRead and restate pages 29Read page 30 and 31 silentlyDiscuss with team words you clarified find vocabulary words

Team Discussion-15minutes

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 4• Discuss words you clarified

Class Discussion

• What words did your group clarify?• Discuss questions 1 and 4

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Imagine you were at home reading and a bear came in the house. How would you scare the

bear away?

Vocabulary Practice-10 min

• Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

Fluency – 5 min

• Pg 25, paragraphs 1 and 3