Identifying Cause and Effect
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Objective
I can identify cause and effect relationships in a text.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The cause is the reason why something happens, and the effect is what happens as a result.
- 2
If your mom asks why you lied, the effect might be that you start sweating.
- 3
Words like because, since, and as a result can help you identify cause and effect relationships.
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Practice
3 questions
According to the video, what question does the 'cause' answer?
In the video's example, what is the effect of getting caught lying to your mom?
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Exit ticket
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“Give an example of a cause and effect relationship. Clearly identify the cause and the effect in your example.”
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