Cause and Effect

Cause & Effect :Cause & Effect What Happened Why it Happened


What is Cause & Effect ? :What is Cause & Effect ? Cause and effect is the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen. When lighting struck the house it caught on fire. CAUSE EFFECT


There Can Be More Than One :There Can Be More Than One There can be more than one cause and effect. The girl studied every night and got help from a tutor so she did well on the test. CAUSE EFFECT CAUSE


Use An Organizer :Use An Organizer There can be more than one cause and effect. The girl studied every night and got help from a tutor so she did well on the test. MORE THAN 1 CAUSE ONE EFFECT


Which Comes First :Which Comes First In the real world a cause always comes first. In writing an author may tell you the cause first and sometimes the effect first. CAUSE EFFECT The snowman melted and puddles formed on the ground because of the heat from the sun. EFFECT


Use An Organizer :Use An Organizer In the real world a cause always comes first. In writing an author may tell you the cause first and sometimes the effect first. ONE CAUSE The snowman melted and puddles formed on the ground because of the heat from the sun. MORE THAN ONE EFFECT


Signal Words Give Clues :Signal Words Give Clues because so as a result of therefore so that due to if….then…. this is how consequently nevertheless thus accordingly since cause for effect for this reason


Identify the Signal Words :Identify the Signal Words Since I dropped my fork, I had to get a new one. People choose to shop at the mall due to many stores being close together. She had lots of free time, consequently she spent the day reading a book. I shut my finger in the car door today so I had to go to the doctor for an x-ray.


Identify the Cause & Effect :Identify the Cause & Effect Since I dropped my fork, I had to get a new one. People choose to shop at the mall due to many stores being close together. She had lots of free time, consequently she spent the day reading a book. I shut my finger in the car door today so I had to go to the doctor for an x-ray.


Check Your Answers :Check Your Answers Since I dropped my fork, I had to get a new one. People choose to shop at the mall due to many stores being close together. She had lots of free time, consequently she spent the day reading a book. I shut my finger in the car door today so I had to go to the doctor for an x-ray.


Identify the Cause & Effect :Identify the Cause & Effect Spring has arrived with warmer, sunny weather. Mrs. Potter plants seeds in her garden. It rains almost every week. Mrs. Potter’s garden is in bloom.


Identify the Cause & Effect :Identify the Cause & Effect In 1773, England taxed the tea sold to American colonies. Colonists got angry at the king of England. In the Boston Tea Party, colonists dressed like Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor. The colonies moved closer to rebellion. In 1773, England taxed the tea sold to American colonies. Colonists got angry at the king of England. In the Boston Tea Party, colonists dressed like Indians dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. The colonies moved closer to rebellion.


Identify the Cause & Effect :Identify the Cause & Effect When a blood vessel in the skin is cut, some blood leaks out. However, platelets soon clump together at the break in the blood vessel. The platelets give off a substance that causes a tangle of sticky fibers to form. Platelets, fibers, and trapped blood cells clump together to form a clot…. The clot seals the break in the blood vessel. The bleeding stops.


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Identify the Cause & Effect :Identify the Cause & Effect America got land west of the Mississippi when Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to our nation. Due to this Lewis and Clark opened a trail to the Pacific Ocean and New Orleans passed from French to American rule. American migrated further and further west.


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Practice Cause & Effect :Practice Cause & Effect As you read today identify as many cause and effect relationships as you can and write them in your notebook. Remember to draw an organizer in your notebook to help you organize your thoughts.