Cause and Effect in Passages

Cause means: _____
Effect means: _____

• reasons; results
• results; reasons
• results; influences

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

What are possible causes for not doing your homework?

• You earn a 100% on a test.
• You left your folder at school.
• You are in trouble with your teacher!
• You are sitting out of recess doing your missed work.

Peter walked quickly down the dark street.  It was very quiet.  Suddenly, a dog howled.  Peter walked even faster after that.
CAUSE: A dog howled.
What was the EFFECT?

• Peter went inside.
• Everything was quiet.
• Peter walked even faster.

Effect: The plant died.

• The plant did not get enough water.
• The girl took care of the plant.
• The plant got plenty of sun.
• The plant was pretty.

Cause: My dad picked corn from the garden.

• We had dinner at a restaurant.
• We had some corn with dinner.
• I finished my homework before dinner.
• I had to clean the dishes after lunch.

What should go into paragraph 1 of a Cause and Effect essay?

• Hook
  Background Info.
  Thesis  statement:
• Hook
  There is one problem
  This is a problem because . . .
• Topic Sentence
  Give Evidence
  Explain why evidence is important
  Counterclaim and Rebuttal sentence(s).
• Topic Sentence
  Explain the effect and give a quote
  Explain the second effect, try to include a quote here)
  Repeat the two effects from your thesis statement
  Call to action

The author should state the personal opinion in the cause and effect essay.

• True
• False
• Not sure

Which are suggested to be written in the concluding paragraph of cause and effect essay?

• predictions, advice

• predication

• personal opinion

• advice, reasons

Jay is going to write a cause-focused essay about 'air pollution', which cause is not suggested to be written in his essay?

• huge population

• burning of low quality coal

• more cars

• exhaust gas