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1 Stinging tentacles offer hint of oceans’ decline
Newspaper article by Elisabeth rosenthal

2 Cause and Effect Our Purpose?
* A relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other. Example: I didn’t study for the test. I failed the test. Example: he didn’t wear sunscreen. He got a sunburn.

3 Think about what happens and why
Sometimes, cause and effect is obvious. Signal words and phrases are clues to help you identify it. Due to, because of, since, as a result, therefore, led to Sometimes, the cause and effect relationship is not obvious and the reader must look deeper for implied causes and effects. This involves making inferences based on the clues in the text. Sometimes it is easier to find the effect first and then examine the text for causes.

4 Essential Question What is causing the increase in jellyfish population? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

5 But first…..

6 vocabulary Blithe Marauder Lethal
4) Skimming 5) Pronounced 6) Toxicology

7 BLITHE Marauder LETHAL -Happy or Joyous -Raider, pirate, robber, etc.
-Harmful, destructive or sufficient to cause death

8 Vocabulary Skimming Pronounced * Very noticeable , distinct, prominent
* Remove a substance from the surface of a liquid Pronounced * Very noticeable , distinct, prominent


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