S u m m a r y
In reading, particularly
in reading literature, as well as
in real life, you often have to figure out what the causes
of a particular event or situation might have been. The
same is true of effects: Both
in reading and in life, you
spend a lot of time trying to predict the outcomes of
real or predicted actions or events. If you “read
between the lines” without going too far beyond what
the passage (or real-life event) actually contains, you
can usually do a pretty good
job of predicting these
causes and effects.
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Observe people’s behavior today. If you see people acting particularly happy, sad,
or angry, or exhibit-
ing some other strong emotion or behavior, see if you can find any clues as to the cause of their emo-
tion or behavior. Are they reading a letter? Talking with someone? Waiting for something?
Why are they
reacting this way?
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Read a news article today that discusses a current event—an
election, a train crash, or a political scan-
dal, for example. What effects can you predict will come about as a result of this event? Try to come
up with at least three predictions based on what you read.
Skill Building until Next Time
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magine that you are about to do something when someone runs up to you and says, “You can’t do that!”
“Why not?” you ask.
“Because! You just can’t, that’s all.”
Now, “Because!” is not likely to convince you that you shouldn’t do what you were about to do, is it?
Why not? Well, “Because!” does
not provide you with a reason for not doing what you wanted to do. It is not, there-
fore, a very convincing argument.
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