Cause and Effect Text Structures

This text structure shows facts, events, or concepts happen because of other facts, events, or concepts. An action and its results are explained.

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological

• Listing

• Problem & Solution

Herbert studies for a test, so he receives an "A". This sentence demonstrates a ______________ text structure.

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Enumeration/Listing

• Dynamic

All of the following are signal words for which pattern of text structure?

• Listing

• Problem & Solution

• Dynamic

• Cause & Effect

Choose the box with the right signal words for Cause and Effect

• first, then, next, last

• as a result, because, if/then

  consequently,

• cause, effect, text structure

• before, after, final

Which structure: to describe what happened to teeth if you eat too much sugar

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Today more people are connected to the internet than ever before, not only at home, but also on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many of these people now get their news from the internet rather than reading newspapers. As a consequence, many newspapers have gone out of business. 

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological Order

Today more people are connected to the internet than ever before, not only at home, but also on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many of these people now get their news from the internet rather than reading newspapers. As a result, many newspapers have gone out of business.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological Order

How many key questions for Cause & Effect?

• 5

• 2

• 1

• 3

What two text structures have we learned about?

• compare/contrast

  cause & effect

• problem & solution

  cause & effect

• cause & effect

  chronological/sequence

• Chronological/

  Cause & Effect

What does effect mean?

• Something that comes after cause

• What resulted from the event

• Something that comes next

• How or Why an event happen