Lesson 3
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UNIT 2- MIGRATION STORIESLesson 3: Cause and Effect
INDEPENDENT READING
Get an SSR book and read for 15 minutes.
Think of one question from your SSR book and write it in your workbook on page 10 (where you wrote your other SSR questions)
Record your reading on page 33 of your workbook
WORD STUDY
Tenement (noun) a house divided into and rented as
separate residences
WORD STUDY
Cause (caused, causing, because)
(noun) an event that makes something else happen
WORD STUDY
Effect (noun) a change that is a result or
consequence of an action
READ-ALOUD/THINK-ALOUD
Recap from last week: What seemed so unfair to Francis Mary? What does she seem to want most of all?
Strategy: Questioning
RA/TA: Pages 12-21 of A Family Apart
Stopping Points: Page 17, paragraph 2
How old is Frances Mary? What does this mean for her? Page 20, paragraph 4
What is wrong with Mara?
CLASSROOM CONVERSATION
What questions do you have about A Family Apart? (add to chart)
What questions would you ask Mike? (add to chart)
What questions would Frances Mary ask?
QUESTIONS ABOUT: A FAMILY APART
Student Responses: Who was the man that gave the book/combs to
Frances? –Aris Do we know their names? –Nielah What is the main characters name? –Nyesha Why is the family so poor? –Yenissa Where is the family going to go “in the future”? –
Ethan Why was the man so mean to Francis Mary? –Tia
WHOLE CLASS INSTRUCTION
CAUSE AND EFFECT
CAUSE AND EFFECT
A single cause may have several effects A single effect may have several causes
An effect can become a cause of something else
A chain of causes and effects (The death of Da)
“Cause with Several Effects” chart Frances is determined to ask Mike questions
Read: “The Spread of Tuberculosis” Complete a cause and effect chart for the
article
INDIVIDUAL/SMALL GROUP WORK
Turn to page 63 of your workbook
Work with the copies of “The Spread of Tuberculosis”
Underline the effects in the passage
Record them on the diagram
CLOSURE
Turn to page 62 of your handbook and fill out the “Features of Historical Fiction” Chart
FEATURES OF HISTORICAL FICTION
It’s a narrative, a story. The setting is in a real time or place of the
past. Plot or action may include a significant event
from the past. Characters may include real people who
made important contributions to the culture or time period in which the novel is set.
Real and fictional events are woven together.