Examine the events of Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary with a straightforward instructional activity. The page focuses on the events of the story, and in particular on cause and effect. For ten events in the story, either the cause or effect is filled out on the page. Learners fill in the missing information to complete each pair. An example is included.

Concepts

dear mr. henshaw, beverly cleary, cause and effect, plot, reading comprehension

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

english language arts

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Great as a review activity
• Since the worksheet is not too long, it would work well as a homework assignment or quick partner activity

Classroom Considerations

• This worksheet would be best completed after reading rather than during reading; the columns include information that might spoil parts of the story 

Pros

• Covers the concept of cause and effect while reviewing the novel

Cons

• Answers are not included

Common Core

RL.2.1 RL.3.1 RL.4.1