Cause & Effect

Lecture about cause and effect

1. Cause and Effect Adapted from Jill M. Leone

2. Cause and Effect in Real Life Cause and effect is an every day thing: ➢ Solving/identifying problems ➢ Making decisions ➢ What’s going on in the world

3. Cause why something happened -It is the first thing that happens -What was done? Effect What happened - Is the second thing that happens -What was the result

4. What can be assume to be happening? Why are there changes in seasons ? What do you think is the cause and the effect of having different seasons?

5. Mr. & Mrs. Cause and Effect’s Relationship 👉 Sometimes you have to “read between the lines” to understand the cause and the effect 👉 Look for clues that point out to cause and effect 🔍 BE AWARE : There are times when there is more than one effect and even more than one cause!

6. Cause and Effect: Clue Words Therefore (as a) Consequence Consequently Because (of) Since Result After Thus So Due to If… then Reason Since Leads to Explanation Accordingly Owing to Effect cause

7. Cause and effect Song https://youtu.be/bWK0PF_- fc8 What is the song telling you about cause and effect?

8. Sometimes a text does not tell you the cause first instead they give you the effect first.

9. Let’s Practice ! Example 1 : It started to snow so Jack and Allison wore their jackets, gloves, and hats to keep them warm. Cause: Effect: Key word : it started to snow Jack and Allison wore their jackets, gloves, and hats so

10. Example 2: Because it had been a long, busy day, Zoey did not have the time to eat. Cause: Effect: Key Word: 💡 How did signal words help you find the cause and the effect? it had been a long, busy day Zoey did not have time to eat Because

11. Example 3: Today, when I woke up, I checked the weather for today. I saw that it would be raining, so before going to school I took my umbrella with me. Since, I had carried my umbrella with me, I did not get drenched from the rain. What is the cause? What is (are) the effects ? What are the key word(s )? It was raining I took my umbrella and I did not get drenched so, since

12. Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers is another way that can help you organize the cause and the effect’s relationship

13. CAUSE AND EFFECT CHART Cause Effect

14. Sammy would always get from school and play video games . He would never study and rarely turned in homework. When the teacher announced they would be having a test in one week, he did not studies from the beginning instead he left it at the last minute. He studied the day of the test! Poor Sammy. When he got his test back he had failed it. His grade made him sad and promised to study hard next time. Now, in your graphic organizer write the cause(s) and the effect(s)

15. Write a mini story with a cause(s) leading to effect(s) It has to be different from the examples and practices we have done together in class !

16. Review Questions and Further Thinking What is cause? What is effect? What are some word clues? Where can you see cause and effect affect your daily life?