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Cause and Effect
Have students identify cause-and-
effect relationships in the story. For
instance, you may point out that there
are many people demonstrating and
informing others about the fate of the
theater because of the signs Sonia and
her friends made.
Sequence
Have students identify the order of
events in this story by having them
identify time and order words/phrases.
For instance, point out the signal words
in the paragraph students are reading.
The signal words on this page are
one
month later
.
Reading an Image
Have students look at the picture on
page 118. Ask:
Q
Who’s holding Sonia?
Q
Where does the action in this image
take place?
Q
Who are the other people in the
picture?
Q
What are the other people doing?
Reading Comprehension
Skills and Strategies
Unit 4
My Community
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One month later, everyone meets at the theater. Soni ’a s
car with fl
father arrives in a patrol
ashing lights. He is a
police officer. The police close Bridge Street to traffi . People
c
march up and down carrying the signs. The high school band
plays music. Cheerleaders perform. Girls and boys hand out
information on the history of the Colonial Theater. The owner
of the corner store gives out free bags of popcorn.
X
When does everyone
meet at the theater?
X
Who arrives in a
patrol car?
X
Which street is closed
to traffic?
X
What are people
carrying?
X
What does the high
school band do?
X
What do the
cheerleaders do?
X
What are girls and
boys handing out?
X
Who gives out
popcorn?
X
Why does Sonia’s
father arrive in a
patrol car?
X
Why do the police
stop traffic on Bridge
Street?
X
Why are the band
and cheerleaders
performing?
X
What are the boys
and girls handing out
to people? Why?
X
What is the corner
store owner doing?
X
Why is he doing it for
free?
X
Why does everyone
meet at the theater?
X
Why do you think
it took a month
to prepare for this
meeting?
X
What do the police
do to ensure the
safety of the people
demonstrating in front
of the theater?
X
Why are people
marching up and
down the street?
X
How can this
gathering affect the
future of the theater?
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