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My Community
Unit 4
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Cause and Effect
Have students identify cause-and-effect
relationships in the story. For instance,
you may point out that Sonia creates
a plan after the mayor states that the
community can save the theater if
people show they care.
Sequence
Have students identify the order of
events in this story by having them
identify the time-order signal words
on this page. For instance, point out
the events on this page and the signal
word
then
.
Reading an Image
Have students look at the picture on
page 117. Ask:
Q
How many locations are shown in
this picture?
Q
What’s happening in each small
picture on this page?
Q
What do these pictures represent?
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Sonia gets to work. She has a plan! She asks her friends and
businesses to help.
neighbors to help. Her mother asks local
Then, they make signs. The signs read: “The Show Must Go On”
X
What does Sonia do
after she leaves the
mayor’s office?
X
Whom does she ask to
help?
X
Whom does her
mother ask to help?
X
What do they make?
X
What do the signs
read?
X
Where do they put
the signs?
X
What is Sonia’s plan?
X
Whom do she and her
mother ask for help
X
What kind of help do
they ask for?
X
Who makes the signs?
X
What purpose do
they want the signs to
serve?
X
What effects might
the signs have on the
people of the town?
X
How does Sonia get
started?
X
How does her mother
help her?
X
Why do they make
signs?
X
How might the signs
help the theater?
X
What else could they
do to inform the
community about the
fate of the theater?
X
How might the
community respond to
the signs?
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