Writing a Cause and Effect Essay
Which comes first, a cause or an effect?
Cause
True of False
A personal narrative is a typed of persuasive essay that requires research and a thesis statement.
False
What do we call words that show ownership?
A) Possessives
B) Mine, or maybe, his
A) Possessives
During this term, this classmate was in the process of moving to a new house and getting new furniture for her room.
Momo
Way back in September, this classmate talked about a school barbecue. She reports that she gets a homework packet at the beginning of each week. When she's not doing homework, she enjoys playing mystery games.
Candy
Which of these sentences shows cause and effect.
A) The sun was just beginning to shine when Bill's alarm went off.
B) Bill's alarm went off. Its loud ringing woke him up.
B) Bill's alarm went off. Its loud ringing woke him up.
Dialogue is a part of a personal narrative. Which of these sentences shows the use of dialogue?
A) "Come here," Janet said.
B) The early morning sky was slightly pink.
A) "Come here," Janet said.
Which word in this sentence is the possessive?
Tim rides his bike.
his
This person is not exactly a classmate, but he seems like he has some good ideas. The school he goes to every day has a scary name: Death Valley School.
Mr. Hawley
This 5th grade classmate has several interests: basketball, soccer, legos, and reading.
Axel
In an cause and effect essay (actually in any essay) where does the thesis statement go?
A) Introduction paragraph
B) Body paragraph 2
C) Conclusion paragraph
A) Introduction paragraph
Sensory words are used to help our readers paint a picture of what is happening in their mind. Which sense is being described in this sentence.
Jim felt the sandpaper. It was rough on his hand. It would do a good job of smoothing the wood.
Feel
Which word is the possessive in this sentence?
Mary's mother watches TV.
Mary's
When not online in this class, this classmate worked on an interesting project - telescope making.
Axel
This classmate wrote about how it's better for learning to do homework alone, but more fun to do it with friends.
Helen
What are the causes in the following sentence.
John worried about today's test. He was tired because he hadn't slept well and was coming down with a cold. He'd skipped breakfast, too.
He hadn't slept well.
He was coming down with a cold.
He'd skipped breakfast.
We can make our narratives come alive with more showing and less telling. Which of these sentences is better at showing?
A) Tim ran to school. It made him feel tired.
B) Tim's heart thudded and sweat poured over his face as he charged down the street to school.
B) Tim's heart thudded and sweat poured over his face as he charged down the street to school.
Which is the correct word to use in this sentence?
The puppies played with ______________ toys.
A) there
B) their
B) their
This person always says 'click, click, and click' when changing the camera from his desktop, to ppts, to FaceTime. Oh, and he also says things like "See you in six days and twenty-three hours".
Mr. Hawley
This classmate likes middle school, dance class, and rice (not the food - her cat!).
Momo
The school cafeteria could not produce lunches today. What might be an effect?
A) The electricity went out, so the stoves didn't work.
B) Students will be hungry in the afternoon.
C) A typhoon is expected tomorrow.
B) Students will be hungry in the afternoon.
Teachers are usually looking for a certain thing at the end of your personal narrative. What is it?
A) lots of conflict and problems to solve
B) a lesson you learned
C) the setting and the main characters
B) a lesson you learned
What are the two possessives in this sentence?
Tony, his brother, and their friend flew to England for a vacation.
his, their
This 7th grade classmate told about visiting a beautiful art museum. She's lucky because she can walk to school. Oh, and she likes fantasy stories and movies.
Helen
In a crazy situation, Mr. Hawley thought this student was in the wrong class one day, and asked her why she had changed classes. But she hadn't changed classes, and Mr. Hawley was completely wrong (not for the first time in his life, and not for the last, either).
Candy