Objective: By the end of class, you will learn new vocabulary, practice creating and identifying "cause / effect" and demonstrate reading comprehension skills.

DO NOW

Write down the first five vocabulary words and definitions from a sound of thunder page holt text into your notebooks.

1. Review cause / effect trigger words.

2. Write cause/ effect statements for three of the five vocabulary words. Be sure to use a different trigger word for each one.

3. Read Ray Bradbury biography - page . Write down 6 facts about his life in notebooks.

4. Read introduction to Sound of Thunder and make predictions about "Sound of Thunder."

5. Vocabulary practice handout and cause effect handout.

6. Review answers.

Exit Pass

Use three vocabulary words to write three individual cause / effect sentences. Remember to only use one trigger word per sentence.