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You've been reading about some great ways to contribute to community and care for the environment in this unit so far. What do you think are the effects of Hope Blooms since they got $40000 in support from the Dragon's Den? Cause and effect writing is one non-fiction text structure. If Hope Blooms is the cause, what are it's effects? 

To understand what is meant by cause and effect, let's think about the invention of an elevator before digging deeper into Hope Blooms. Did you know: a cause can have many effects OR an effect can have many causes? Take a look:

Prereading: Good readers preview the text before reading it. Take a PEEK! 

When you are reading and trying to figure out what information is important, you can use the PEEK strategy. This can help, before starting to read everything, to "take a PEEK" at some of the non-fiction text features and text so you can figure out, before you start to read, what things might be important. It is a great way to prepare for reading the page. What is this strategy and what does each letter stand for? 

P - Pictures 

Before reading the page, look at all the pictures (and captions, if they have them). Looking at the pictures helps to get your brain focused on what the page is about and things that might be important.

E - Each Heading 

We know that information is sometimes organized into sections. Reading the titles and headings on the page helps get the brain focused on the information and even hints at what the "main ideas" are. 

E - Ending

Sometimes at the end of an article, book, or chapter, there is an "ending" or concluding paragraph that retells important facts or ideas. Reading the ending of a nonfiction text first can help to focus the brain on what is important when reading the text from start to finish. 

K - Know 

What do you already know about this text? Remember, you haven't read it all yet, but sometimes if you think about what know from your PEEK, then it helps you to better understand what is important when you read the "whole thing".

Download the article, Impact in the Community. 1. In your Learning Guide, use PEEK to help you to determine the main ideas of the article. 2. FIRST READING: After you've used PEEK, you can read the article in full to get the gist. Then complete the "First Reading" activity in your Learning Guide. 3. SECOND READING: As you reread, complete the cause and effect graphic organizer.  Cause and effect signal words help the reader to connect the cause with the effects (or vice versa). These words include: as a result, because, due to, this led to, nevertheless, if, then, in order that, unless, since, so that, thus, therefore, accordingly, so, consequently, another reason, for this reason, on account of, some consequences are 4. Then, use the following videos in this online lesson to find a few more interesting details about how Hope Blooms has evolved.

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