Cause
What is Cause
Grandma gave me a $1 so I bought ice cream!
What is "I bought ice cream!"
Since no one signed up for the school talent show, the teachers decided to cancel it and try again next year. What is the cause?
What is "no one signed up for the school talent show"
The result of something that happens after an event occurs is called the ______
what is "effect"
What is "The Milky Way Galaxy"
What is the cause:
I woke up late, so I missed the bus to school.
What is "I woke up late"
Find the effect:
The girls had a pillow fight therefore, feathers were everywhere!
The following is a cause and effect sentence:
The girl was scared because of the thunder, lightning and dark sky.
true or false
What is true
Joan did not study for her test so she made an "F". What is the effect?
What is "She made an F"
What is a pre-fix?
What is "The beginning of a word"
Find the cause:
Michael fell because he didn't tie his shoe
What is "he didn't tie his shoe"
Find the effect:
Doug worked very hard in school, because he wanted to get accepted into college.
What is "because he wanted to get accepted into college"
Cause is what happened and effect is why something happened.
True or False
The skate party was canceled because of the snowstorm
What is the effect
What is "The skate party was canceled"
True or False:
To compare means to explain the similarities
To contrast means to explain the differences
What is "True"
Compare explains similarities (like, as)
Contrast explains differences (but, although)
Find the Cause:
There was an accident on the highway, therefore traffic was backed up.
Find the effect:
I was in good mood so I went to the movies
My ice cream was melting AS A RESULT OF the hot weather.
What is the cause?
What is "the hot weather"
Josey likes to play soccer. Josey practiced an hour every evening with her coach. Because she practiced so much, she was asked to play on the fifth grade team as a third grader. Choose the effect.
What is "She was asked to play on the fifth grade team as a third grader"
Vocabulary:
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
ex: wave (to wave at someone) wave (waves at the beach)
What is "Homonym"
Transitional words for Cause
What is SO, BECAUSE IF, THEN, THEREFORE, SINCE, WHEN, AS A RESULT OF
True or False:
Cause is why something happened
Effect is what happened
What is True
Last weekend you were so excited about playing on the beach. You played in the water, built sand castles and picked up seashells. Because you forgot to put on sunscreen, at the end of the day you felt very hot, your skin was as red as fire, you couldn't stand to touch it. You were sunburned!
What is the CAUSE?
What is "you forgot to put on sunscreen"
Last weekend Elianna was so excited about playing on the beach. She played in the water, built sand castles and picked up seashells. Because she forgot to put on sunscreen, she felt very hot at the end of the day. Her skin was as red as fire and she couldn't stand to touch it. She was sunburned!
what is the effect?
What is "She forgot to put on sunscreen"
What two armies fought in the Civil War?
What is "Union vs Confederate"