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Cause and Effect
 The cause is the initial event that happens.
 The effect is the event that happens because of
the cause
o Ex: Jane tripped over the book case and
hurt her knee.
 The cause is Jane tripped over the
book case.
 The effect is that Jane hurt her knee.
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Story Structure
- the parts that make up a story
- these parts of a story work together
- changing one element in the story can affect
all other elements
Three Parts:
- Who is in the story (characters)?
- Where the story takes place (setting)?
- -What happens as the events unfold (plot)?
 Plot often contains a problem and
resolution
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Action Verbs
o An action verb tells what the subject does
or did.
 Ex: Jane ran down the street.
o The verb is the main word or words in the
complete predicate.
Direct Objects
o A direct object is a noun or pronoun in the
predicate part of the sentence that
receives the action of the verb. It answers
the question What? or Whom?
o Not every action verb has a direct object.
 Ex:
 Jane ran down the street.
o ran is the action verb.
o street is the direct object
because it answers what Jane
ran on.
 I threw the trash away.
o threw is the action verb.
o trash is the direct object
because it tells what I threw
away.
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Selecting The Appropriate Reference Source
1. -Telephone Directory- lists phone numbers for
individuals, businesses, and government agencies.
-White Pages- names are in ABC order
-Yellow Pages- businesses are grouped
alphabetically by type.
-separate section for government offices.
2. Thesaurus- contains synonyms and antonyms for
words.
-some are in ABC order, some grouped by
categories, with all words in an index.
3. Dictionary- provides spelling and pronunciation of
a word, its meanings, and history. ALWAYS ABC
order.
4. Atlas- contains maps.
-indexes tell where to find cities, states,
countries, and geographical features.
5.Almanac- updated every year. Contains facts
about history, sports, events, countries, and subjects
of interest. Great to find statistics and lists.
6. Encyclopedia- set of books that gives major facts
about a subject. Always ABC order.
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Prefix/Suffix/Roots
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“spec” or “spect”- to look
ex: respect – to look up to someone
“opt”- eye
ex: optometrist- person who examines eyes
(“ist” is one who)
The Fear Place- Suffix
“ous”- full of
ex: dangerous- full of danger
-take off suffix (ous) and look for baseword.
“ward” – in a certain direction
ex: downward – heading down
Mae Jemison –Suffix
“ive”- changes a verb into an adjective
ex: support (verb) supportive (adjective)
“ic”- suffix for an adjective, describes a trait
ex: history ___-- historic