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Cause & Effect Chart: "My Furthest-Back Person" by Alex Haley

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Help your class see the connection between events in Alex Haley's story "My Furthest-Back Person" with this awesome graphic organizer. Individuals write a brief description of 10 major plot events in a series of boxes. The first and last plot points are provided and should ultimately be connected through the events filled into the other boxes. The layout of this worksheet, as well as the activity itself is well-designed to show how one event causes another in fictional story.

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plot, plot elements, sequence of events, sequencing, literature

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5th - 9th
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