photograph of city scene with lights lit up at night
Think About Power Out!

IDENTIFY CAUSE AND EFFECT

Make a cause-and-effect chart for Power Out! Follow these steps.

  • 1 Draw a box like the one below. What important event happens in the beginning of the story? Write it in the box.

    illustration of a box with a cause written in it

  • 2 What happens because the power goes out? Draw 4 boxes. Draw a picture of the effect in each box. Write about it, too.

    illustration of cause-and-effect graphic organizer, a cause box and four effects boxes

  • 3 Compare your chart with a partner. Did you choose the same effects?

  • 4 Use your finished chart to retell the story to your partner.