Identifying Causes and Effects
Brainstorming Possible Causes and Effects
Writing Cause and Effect Statements
Grab Bag Definitions
Grab Bag Review
100

Identify the cause in this sentence: I ate chips, so I was thirsty.

Cause: I ate chips.
100

Brainstorm a possible cause for the following effect:

Effect: I was mad.


Possible cause:

Possible cause: Someone was mean to me.

Possible cause: My students didn't listen to me.

Possible cause: I lost my money.

100
Write a cause and effect statement for the following cause and effect pair using the "Cause, so effect." format:

Cause: It was sunny.

Effect: We went to the beach.

It was sunny, so we went to the beach.
100
What does "effect" mean?
What happens
100
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
200

Identify the cause in this sentence: I was happy because my students studied.

Cause: My students studied.
200

Brainstorm one possible effect for the following cause:

Cause: It started raining.


Possible effect:

Possible effect: The ground got wet.

Possible effect: I ran inside.


Possible effect: I took out my umbrella.

200

Write a cause and effect statement for the following cause and effect pair using the "Effect because cause." format:

Cause: You lost your notebook.

Effect: You could not study for your test.

You could not study for your test because you lost your notebook.
200
What does "cause" mean?
Why something happens
200
What is the problem in the story called? (Hint: It is one of the 5 elements of a story.)
Conflict
300

Identify the effect in this sentence: I broke my phone, so I bought a new one.

Effect: I bought a new one.
300

Brainstorm a possible cause for the following effect:

Effect: I bought a pencil.

Possible cause:

Possible cause: I needed a pencil.

Possible cause: I didn't have a pencil.

Possible cause: I had a test.

300

Write a cause and effect statement for the following cause and effect pair (Write the cause first):

Cause: The student threw a rock.

Effect: He got in trouble.

The student threw a rock, so he got in trouble.
300
What is a fact?
Something that is 100% true - it can be proved
300
Are "ring" and "ring" synonyms, antonyms, homophones, or homographs?
Homographs - they are spelled the same and pronounced the same, but have different meanings
400

Identify the effect in this sentence: I woke up early because the dogs were barking.

Effect: I woke up early.
400

Brainstorm a possible effect for the following cause:

Cause: I took a shower.

Possible effect:

Possible effect: I was clean.

Possible effect: I needed a towel.

Possible effect: My hair was wet.

400

Write a cause and effect statement for the following cause and effect pair. (Write the effect first.):

Cause: Rosie dropped the cup.

Effect: Water spilled everywhere.

Water spilled everywhere because Rosie dropped the cup.
400
What is an opinion?
What someone thinks or how someone feels about something
400
What are the 3 parts of a paragraph?
1. Topic Sentence

2. Supporting Details

3. Closing Sentence

500

Identify the cause AND effect in this sentence: If I am kind to others, then others will be kind to me.

Cause: I am kind to others.

Effect: Others will be kind to me.

500

Brainstorm 2 possible effects for the following cause:

Cause: I dropped ketchup on my shirt.

Possible effect:

Possible effect: I washed my shirt.

Possible effect: I wiped it with a napkin.

Possible effect: I threw my shirt away.

500
Write 2 cause and effect statements for the following cause and effect pair. (One where the cause comes first and one where the effect comes first)


Cause: It was hot in the house.

Effect: The chocolate melted.

#1: It was hot in the house, so the chocolate melted.

#2: The chocolate melted because it was hot in the house.

500
What does "suddenly" mean?
Quickly or by surprise
500
Name the 3 verb tenses we learned about and when to use each tense.
Present tense: for things that are happening now

Past tense: for things that happened before now

Future tense: for things that have not happened yet

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