Cause and Effect
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 4
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: Cause and Effect
Lesson Description: Cause and Effect combines voice-over with imagery to demonstrate the relationship between cause and effect both in everyday life and when we read. The cause is the reason for a situation or change; the effect is the result or the consequence. Common signal words are presented and used in finding the causes and effects within an original piece of text.

  • ELA.4.R.2.1 Explain how text features contribute to the meaning and identify the text structures of problem/solution, sequence, and description in texts.
  • ELA.4.R.2.2 Explain how relevant details support the central idea, implied or explicit.
  • ELA.4.R.2.3 Explain an author's perspective toward a topic in an informational text.
  • ELA.4.R.2.4 Explain an author's claim and the reasons and evidence used to support the claim.
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Video : Cause and Effect | Award Winning Teaching Cause and Effect | Reading and Comprehension Strategies
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Description: Cause and Effect combines voice-over with imagery to demonstrate the relationship between cause and effect both in everyday life and when we read. The cause is the reason for a situation or change; the effect is the result or the consequence. Common signal words are presented and used in finding the causes and effects within an original piece of text.
Quiz : Cause & Effect Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
The cause is the reason for a situation or change. The cause is why something happens.
Question #2
The effect is the outcome or conclusion. What happened?
Question #3

You didn't study for your spelling test and as a result you made a failing grade. What was the cause of the student receiving a failing grade?

Question #4
 In a cause-and-effect relationship, it's important to understand which event has a cause and which is the effect. 
Question #5
Signal words are words an author may use to indicate the relationship between two ideas.
Question #6
There are TEN signal words 
Question #7
What are the signal words ?
Question #8
Explain cause.
Question #9
Explain effect
Question #10
Did this video help better your understanding of cause and effect?
Description: Recognizing cause and effect is an important skill in reading. The cause is the reason something happens. The effect is the what happens or the situation that results from the cause. Answer the following questions by looking for the cause and the effect in each sentence.
Resources : Cause and Effect Review Game
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Cause and Effect Review Game
In this 3-5 ELA activity, students will show their understanding of cause and effect using Nearpod's interactive quiz game, Time to Climb.
Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect Recess Review

Description: In this 3-5 ELA activity, students will show their understanding of cause and effect using Nearpod's interactive quiz game, Time to Climb.