Causes and Effects in Maniac Magee Chart
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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Lesson Plans by Elizabeth Pedro
Maniac Magee is about Jeffrey “Maniac” Magee, a boy who becomes an orphan when his parents die in a trolley accident. Maniac becomes a legend in Two Mills, a town with an East End for blacks and a West End for whites. Without a place to call home, Maniac bridges racial boundaries with his super athleticism, knot-tying abilities, and overall good character.
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Analyzing Cause and Effect in Maniac Magee novel
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- CAUSE
- EFFECT
- TALK! TALK! TALK!
- Jeffrey's Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan dislike each other, and refuse to do talk or do anything together.
- Jeffrey yells out at his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan during a school performance.
- You are welcome here.
- Maniac is confronted by Mars Bar and others in the East End; Maniac does not belong there because of his skin color.
- Amanda arrives, recognizes Maniac, and brings him home to meet her family.
- FISHBELLY!
- Maniac realizes how angry people are that he is living with a black family on the East End.
- Maniac runs away for the second time; he does not want to be a burden on Amanda or her family.
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