Cause and Effect

What is the cause of someone getting detention

• Playing in the hallways and being 30 minutes late for class

• Going to the nurse

What is the effect of getting sick at school

• Going to the nurse

• Eating the bad cafeteria food

Jessica wanted to be a dancer. She knew that dancers must work every day. She took dance lessons every Tuesday. She practiced a few hours each day.

EFFECT: Jessica practiced every day.

What was the CAUSE?

• She worked hard on Tuesdays.

• She took lessons every day.

• She wanted to be a dancer.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm.  His family looked for him.  Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny.  He had been trapped in the well for three hours.
CAUSE: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the EFFECT?

• He was trapped for three hours.
• His mother found him at sundown.
• He was visiting the farm.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Name the red part of the sentence.
There was a car accident on the highway, so we arrived late to school.

• Cause
• Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Effect: I got in trouble.

• I gave my mom a rose I picked.
• I did my homework after school.
• I cleaned my room.
• I lied to mom.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Cause: The dishes were dirty.

• Mom put them on the table.
• They broke.
• Mom put them in the dish washer.
• I put them in the trash can.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What is Cause and Effect

• A problem being solved

• Cause and effect

• what makes something happen and what happened

What is the effect in this sentence?
Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.

• peanut allergies
• students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods
• yummy
• delicious

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What's the effect ?
 Paul overslept. 

• He was late for school.
• He was very hungry.
• His dog kept barking.
• His parents bought a new car.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8