Cause and Effect Fiction

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

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

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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 text structure of ______________ is text that tells what happened and why it happened.

• description

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & 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

_{^{What text structure is the image portraying?}} 

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

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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

Ray forgot to charge his iPad. As a result, his iPad was dead the next day. 
What is the Cause? What is the Effect? 

• Cause: Ray's iPad was dead.
  Effect: Ray forgot to charge his iPad.

• Cause: Ray forgot to charge his iPad.
  Effect: Ray's iPad was dead.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

In this story the future is altered because...

• Travis left Eckels behind

• the wrong man won the presidency

• the dinosaur was killed

• Eckels didn't follow instructions

There was a mean teacher named Mr. Johnson. Every time he would yell, students would cry. 

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Descriptive

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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

Scenario:
"Ms. Aden really wanted to go to a concert, but the only problem was that her car was in the shop. Ms. Aden lived 10 minutes from the metro. Because of this, she was able to go to the concert!"
What text structure is being used in this scenario?

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• 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

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

Choose the sentence starters that indicate cause and effect.

• next, after, then, first, last

• one struggle was, the promise, The problem, a solution

• consequently, because of, another cause

• similarly, commonly, in comparison, to contrast

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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 of the following words is commonly used to indicate a cause in a sentence?

• Therefore

• Because

• However

• Moreover

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3