Cause and Effect Informational

The connection between actions (causes) and their outcomes (effects).

• Influence

• Interaction

• Cause and Effect Relationship

• Outcome

Choose the correct organizational structure:

analyzes why something happens; examines causes, describes effects, or does both; explains why something happened (or is happening) and it predicts what probably will happen

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological/Order and Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The signal words "As a result" "because of" and "therefore" best identify with which text structure?

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological (sequential)

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Vancouver Island marmot is a kind of large rodent that lives high in the mountains of Vancouver Island in Canada. Climate change and logging have caused a large decrease in their population. Scientists believe that there are less than a hundred left of them in the wild.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the primary purpose of a cause and effect essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To describe a sequence of events

• To explain the reasons and results of an event

• To compare two different subjects

Which of the following words is a signal word for cause and effect?

• Similarly

• Consequently

• However

• Firstly

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the cause in the following sentence: 'Due to heavy rainfall, the match was postponed.'

• Heavy rainfall

• The match

• Postponed

• Due to

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is the effect in the sentence: 'The power went out because of the storm'?

• The power went out

• The storm

• Because of

• Went

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which sentence structure best represents a cause and effect relationship?

• The cat slept on the mat.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The rain caused the river to flood.

• The sun is shining brightly.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3