Identifying Cause and Effect
Grade 8th Grade · ELA · 45 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can identify cause-and-effect relationships in a text and explain how they contribute to the author's message.
Warm-Up Video
EasyTeaching · 5:09
Cause and Effect | Reading Strategies | EasyTeaching
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
A cause happens first and tells us why something happens, while an effect happens after the cause and tells us what happened.
- 2
To identify the cause, ask yourself, 'Why did this happen?', and the answer will be the cause.
- 3
Signal words like 'so', 'due to', 'because', and 'if' can help you spot cause and effect relationships in sentences.
Practice Questions
10 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Read the sentence below, identify the signal word or phrase, and then identify the cause and effect: 'Because the dog barked loudly, the baby woke up.'”
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