What is Cause and Effect?

What is Cause and Effect?

3rd Grade · ELA · 30 min· Wida 2020 Standards

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Learning Objective

I can explain how one event can cause another event to happen.

  • 1

    A cause is why something happens, and an effect is the result of that cause.

  • 2

    Words that signal cause include because, since, and due to.

  • 3

    Words that signal effect include so, therefore, and consequently.

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