A Big City Dream

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A Big City Dream

• By Ellen Schecter

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Comprehension Skill Review Cause and Effect TE
67b

• An effect is something that happens.
• A cause explains why it happens.
• Writing may include clue words such as because,
  in order to, so, and as a result to link causes
  and effects.
• If these words are missing, readers need to think
  about cause-and-effect relationships on their
  own.

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Say It!

• Blisters
• Catalog
• Celebrate
• Impressed
• Padlock

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Blisters

• Small areas of skin that puffs into a bubble
• When I work in the garden, I wear gloves so I
  dont get any blisters.

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catalog

• A list with pictures and prices
• James ordered a fishing pole from the
• Sears catalog.

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celebrate

• To observe a special time with festivities
• We always celebrate
• the Fourth of July with
• fireworks.

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impressed

• influenced deeply
• The teacher was really impressed by her students
  performances during the play.

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padlock

• A lock that can be put on and removed
• You will have to put a padlock on that shed so no
  one will get in
• to it.

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Mrs. Tolsen said she was very impressed by my
work.
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Mrs. Tolsen said she was very impressed by my
work.
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I received the new JcPenney catalog in the mail
today.
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I received the new JcPenney catalog in the mail
today.
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Marianne had blisters on her hands from working
so hard.
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Marianne had blisters on her hands from working
so hard.
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We will celebrate his birthday by having ice
cream and cake.
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We will celebrate his birthday by having ice
cream and cake.
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Todd replaced the broken padlock on the gate.
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Todd replaced the broken padlock on the gate.
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Lets review our words. Watch carefully because
they will flash on the screen for just a moment.
We will clap as we spell the word.
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blisters
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catalog
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celebrate
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impressed
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padlock
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GREAT JOB!