1. Cause and Effect

2. Teacher’s Page Content Area: Language Arts Created By: Jami Polly Grade: 3rd Objective: Students will make inferences based on details from the story and prior knowledge in order to draw conclusions. MAPTAP 2004

3. Writing About Cause and Effect • What is a CAUSE? • It is what makes something happen • (Example: The floor was wet...) • What is an EFFECT? • It is what happens • (Example: so, I slipped and fell.) MAPTAP 2004

4. Look for words such as… Since So Because Therefore Due to the fact …to join cause and effect sentences. Use cause and effect in paragraphs to explain how things work OR how something happens. Writing Tips MAPTAP 2004

5. Two things have to happen in a cause and effect sentence! • A CAUSE is what makes something happen. • An EFFECT is what happens as a result of the cause. • Look at the pictures below. • What is the cause?________________ • What will be the effect?_______________ The needle The balloon will pop MAPTAP 2004

6. Cause Effect Look at the pictures below.Match the CAUSE with the EFFECT GREAT JOB!! MAPTAP 2004

7. Remember these tips… • The CAUSE happens FIRST • Ask yourself, what had to happen first? • The EFFECT happens SECOND • Ask yourself, what happened last? • Also: C before E (In the alphabet) • Cause before Effect! • Look for clue words • Because, since, so, on account of, due to the fact MAPTAP 2004

8. Certain words join cause and effect sentences. I bought Dan a present BECAUSE it was his birthday. • What is the cause? ________________ • What is the effect? ________________ • What is the word that join the cause and effect? _______ It was Dan’s birthday I bought him a present Because MAPTAP 2004

9. What other words help to join cause and effect sentences? • The ice cream was melting AS A RESULT OF the hot weather. • What is the cause?________________ • What is the effect?________________ • What is the joining clue word?___________ The hot weather The ice cream melted As a result of MAPTAP 2004

10. Which words join the cause and effect parts of a sentence? • I told Ellen to come home because it was time for dinner. _________ • The school was closed yesterday on account of the snowy weather. ___________ • Sara could not go to the party due to the fact that she was sick. ____________ • I saved ten dollars as the result of putting one dollar in my bank every week.____________ because on account of due to the fact as the result of MAPTAP 2004

11. On a piece of paper, Write a cause and effect ending for each sentence below. • USE THE WORDS THAT JOIN THEM • Because, since, on account of, due to the fact • I had to wear boots to school _________ ________________________________ • I like you _________________________ • Alan had to stay after school _________ ________________________________ • We are having a party_______________ MAPTAP 2004

12. Time to Write!! • On a separate sheet of paper write four cause and effect sentences of your own! • Be sure to use words that join the cause and effect parts in each of your sentences. • REMEMBER: C before E!! GREAT JOB! MAPTAP 2004