Friday, October 10

Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Word wall
2. SSR
3. Cluster 3 questions

CLUSTER 3: Comparison/Contrast
Benchmark: LA.A.2.2.7
The student recognizes the use of comparison and contrast in a text

1. What is the major difference between ________ and _____________?
Answer: The major difference between ___________ and _________ was that _______________.

2. What is the main advantage of __________________?
Answer: The main advantage of _____________ is that ________________.

Cause/Effect
Benchmark: LA.E.2.2.1: The student recognizes cause/effect relationships within or across information and/or literary texts.

3. Which event enabled ______________ to ______________?
Answer: ______________ enabled _______________ to _______________.

4. According to the author, what is the most likely reason that _____________?
Answer: ____________________ is the most likely reason that _________________.

5. What allowed ____________ to become _______________?
Answer: _________________ allowed _______________ to _________________.

Comic strips and newspaper headlines often show cause/effect sequences. For example:

*Because my alarm didn’t ring (cause), I was late for work (effect).
*We lost the championship (effect) on account of our quarterback being injured (cause).

ASSIGNMENT: Find a comic strip or headline that shows a cause/effect sequence and attach it to the bottom of this page, then write the sequence underneath your example.

4. Read-aloud