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and tells why it happened—or the cause . A good headline sparks your curiosity and makes you want to read the article to learn more.
News articles tell about the cause and the effect of things that happen. News articles report on something that happened and explain why. The headline tells what happened — or the effect . The article gives more details
One event makes some- thing else happen. That’s cause and e ect!
Read this silly article to answer these questions.
How many di erences can you nd between these two dragons?
WHAT happened? This is the EFFECT.
WHY did it happen? This is the CAUSE.
Think about something that happened at your school this week. What was the CAUSE and EFFECT? CAUSE:
EFFECT:
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