Cause and Effect
What is a cause?
a reason for an action or condition
What is fiction?
not real
What are context clues?
hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
What is an example of an event?
Birthday party
What are 3 types of text structures?
fiction. non-fiction, cause and effect, chronological, problem and solution
What is an effect?
result or consequence of a cause
What is non- fiction?
Happened in real life- true stories
What is the definition of consumed?
Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he consumed three sandwiches and a quart of milk.
ate
What is an example of a procedure?
Recipe
A text containing words like first, next,
after, and following is which type of text
structure?
Chronological order
What is the cause?
The cat ran away because the door was left open.
The door was left open
If you are reading a biography on Justin Beiber, are you reading a fiction or non-fiction text?
Non-fiction
What is the definition of elated?
The team was elated because they just found out they placed in the semifinals.
happy, excited
You are following a recipe is this an event or a procedure?
Procedure
What is the text structure?
Rachel found a wasp nest on her back porch. When she went inside to find some wasp spray, she found that she was out. She put “wasp spray “ on her mother’s grocery list.
Problem/ solution
What is the effect?
The ice cube fell on the sidewalk and melted because it was hot.
The ice cube melted
Types of fiction
plays, stories, poems, tv shows, movies
What is the definition of picturesque?
This painting of the landscape is picturesque, while the one of the old house is just plain ugly.
beautiful, pretty
You are playing a new board game with friends. In order to play the game correctly, you have to follow the rules. What is the event? What is the procedure?
Event- playing the board game
Procedure- following the rules
What is the text structure?
The dodo and the Kangaroo Island Emu are both extinct. There are many similarities between the two birds. Both were found on islands. They both were last seen in the 1800s. Extinction is thought to be the result of over hunting.
Comparison
What are signal words for identifying Cause and Effect?
Types of non-fiction
newspapers, documentaries, biographies
What is the definition of gregarious?
Marty is gregarious, unlike his brother who is quiet and shy.
Loud, outgoing
How can you tell the difference between and event and a procedure?
An event is a specific time and place, a procedure is something that can be done several times and requires you to follow specific steps.
What is the text structure?
Dodos were discovered by the Dutch on the island of Mauritius in the late 1500s. The sailors found that the birds were easy to catch and good to eat. This led to a sharp decrease in the dodo population. Consequently the last dodo was seen on the island in 1681.
Cause and Effect