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Comprehension: Identify Cause and Effect Relationships in Text Lesson PlanComprehension: Identify Cause and Effect Relationships in Text Lesson Plan
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Third graders and their teacher work together to understand cause and effect relationships in texts. The I do, we do, you do method is used as learners discuss and determine the cause and effect relationships found in several short reading passages.

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cause and effect, textual analysis

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3rd
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English Language Arts
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