Understanding Cause and Effect

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Identify the author's organizational pattern for expressing ideas. After reading an article on the California Gold Rush, middle schoolers determine the author's purpose for writing a passage of informational text. A full list of procedures will guide you through this reading lesson.

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critical thinking, author's purpose, authors, cause and effect

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cause/effect, critical thinking skills, author's purpose, Informational Text, english language arts

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Grade

6th - 8th

Subjects

English Language Arts