Vocabulary
Cause & Effect
common & Proper nouns
100
What is a piece of land with water all around it?
island
100
This word means an event that comes first, it is an event that leads to another event happening. What word is this?
cause
100
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing.
200
What is a word for people who enter a country other than their own to live there?
immigrants
200
This word means an event that comes second, it is an event that happens after another event. What word is this?
effect
200
These types of nouns are not specific. They do not tell us which one. They are not spelled with a capital letter. What are these nouns called?
common nouns
300
What is a word that means to experience something challenging that you have to deal with?
encounter
300
What words can we use to talk about cause and effect?
if____then, because, so, as a result
300
These types of nouns are specific. They tell us which one. These nouns start with a capital letter. What are these nouns called?
Proper nouns
400
What word means happening before a time or event?
previous
400
Look at the events below, one is in order and one is not. Determine if the events are in order and then identify which event is the cause and which is the effect. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Sarah runs in the hall. Sarah falls and hurts herself. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Allen gets a call home from his teacher. Allen shouts in class. ______________________________________________________________________________________
1. is it in order? yes. (cause then effect) 2. is it in order? no. (effect then cause)
400
Below is a list of three common nouns. Identify three Proper nouns that go along with or are similar to these common nouns: ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1. teacher 2. shoes 3. island
1. Ms. Welch 2. Nike 4. Ellis Island
500
What word means to go to another area of the world to live?
migrate
500
Determine the cause and effect of the following events and then write a sentence about the events using cause/effect words: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Many immigrants seek jobs. They come to the United States. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Immigrants encountered many challenges. Many of them could not speak English or find jobs. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Immigrants do not have their legal papers. They will not be able to enter the United States.
1. (cause -> effect) so 2. (effect <- cause) because 3. (cause -> effect) if___then
500
dentify which nouns are common and which are proper. Then, give an example of the "missing" noun. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1. day 2. October 3. Ellis Island 4. student 5. Porter Elementary
1. common - Monday 2. Proper - month 3. Proper - island 4. common - (Student Name) 5. Proper - school