The Smelly Truth about Cause and Effect

Essential Question:How do I determine Cause and EffectIn the Table of ContentsCause and Effect

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EFFECTAn effect is what happens because of something else (the cause).Since Susie had been playing soccer for 2 hours, she needed to stop and get a drink of water.

CAUSE: Susie had played soccer for 2 hours.EFFECT: She needed a drink of water.

CAUSE & EFFECTThere are many words that can help you find the cause or effect in a sentence. These words are: because, if, when, so, thenEXAMPLE:It was getting hot, so the snowman melted.

CAUSE: It was getting hot.EFFECT: The snowman melted.Are you getting it?Lets find out.I will give you a sentence, and then you need to click on either the cause or the effect, depending on what I am asking you for.

Click on the part of the sentence that is the effect.

The baby elephant was scared,so it held its mothers tail.

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Charlie Franklin is in the 11th grade at Hunter High School. He is a bright student, but one night Charlie stayed up way too late watching T.V., and he knew he had a math test the next day at school. When he took the test he failed it. What was the cause of Charlie failing his test?He didnt try hard on the test.He didnt eat breakfast.He didnt know about the test.He stayed up too late.

Donald had a dog named Bowser. Bowser loved to play catch. One day Donald was playing with Bowser and the frisbee flew across the street. Bowser ran into the street and was hit by a car. When Donald got to Bowser he was injured with a broken leg. What was the effect of Bowser getting hit by the car?Bowser died.The car was wrecked.He was injured with a broken leg.They never played frisbee again.

Frank Patterson is a professional basketball player for the Texas Flames. Frank is an awesome player. He got terribly sick one morning, so he had to miss a game. Texas lost because they didn't have their star player who was Frank. What was the effect of Frank getting sick?Frank missed the game.Franks team was mad at him.Frank had to go to the hospital.Frank had to have surgery.

Joe Brown is a man who spends all his free time fishing. One Saturday morning Joe went fishing and caught an enormous fish. However, the fish got away because Joe didn't tie the string tight enough and it broke. What was the cause of Joes fish getting away?Joe let the fish go.The hook broke.The fish was enormous.The string wasnt tight enough.

Sandra is a baker. She bakes wedding cakes for the bride and groom on their wedding day. One day, while she was making a cake, she set the oven too hot. There was a lot of smoke, and Sandra found that her cake was burnt, so she had to start all over. What was the cause of Sandras cake being ruined?Sandras a bad baker.Sandra set the oven too hot.Sandra didnt pay attention.There was a lot of smoke.

Congratulations!You can now identify cause and effect. Keep working hard!

Complete in Your NotebookQuoteCauseEffectMy mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone. (p. 144)Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me an inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell. (p. 144)Guided Reading QuestionsComplete the questions on the handout in your notebook.Do not write on the handout.Exit TicketName 1 cause and effect relationship from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassThank you for choosingTEACHERS UNLEASHEDto help make your classroom activities interactive and exciting!

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