Cause and Effect
I slipped on the ice and broke my arm. What is the EFFECT in this sentence?
I broke my arm.
Which of the following is an example of a theme?
A. Frogs are cute.
B. You should treat animals with respect.
C. My dog is my best friend.
B. You should treat animals with respect.
What word means to look at how two things are similar? Compare or contrast?
Compare
Which of the following explains what a main idea is?
A. Specific examples from the text.
B. Something the author wants you to learn from the text.
C. What the text is mostly about.
C
What can you infer from the following text?
Susie grabbed her boots, scarf, winter coat and gloves before she went outside.
Answers may vary (I.e. She is going out to play in the snow).
What is the CAUSE in this sentence?
I went to sleep early because I was very tired.
I was very tired.
A. Roberto was a great player.
B. You should never give up on your dreams.
C. Black people got to play baseball from the very beginning.
B
Compare soccer and football.
Answers may vary.
What do we call the facts that support the main idea?
Supporting details
What two things do you need to think about when inferring?
What could be one possible effect of this cause?
I didn’t do my homework.
Answers may vary (I.e. my teacher is going to be mad)
How would you define the term “theme?”
What the author is trying to have you walk away with and teaching you - a life lesson
Contrast spaghetti with brisket.
Answers may vary.
What is the difference between a main idea and a topic?
A topic is generally what the book is about. A main idea is more specifically one part of baseball.
How would you explain inferring to a second grader?
Using text evidence plus background knowledge to figure out something that is not directly stated in the text.
What is the EFFECT in the following sentences?
My mom called me down from my bedroom. She told me I was late because I forgot to set my alarm. I was furious!
I was late.
True or false? A theme is similar to a life lesson.
True
Explain the difference between comparing and contrasting.
Comparing is seeing what is the same, and contrasting is seeing what is different.
True
True or False? When reading poetry, there are no inferences to be made.
False
Mrs. Singer gave him a book. Ben Fingerman read it in a day. What is the cause?
Mrs. Singer gave him a book.
Jackie Robinson played in the big leagues in the MLB even though he got treated poorly as a black player. He never gave up, and that’s why today, black people can do what they want to do.
What is the theme?
Answers may vary (Ex: Even though it might be challenging, never give up because something good will happen in the future).
Compare and contrast is one type of text structure. Name another one.
Answers could include: problem and solution, sequence, chronological order, cause and effect.