Understanding Cause-and-Effect Relationships

The video tutorial focuses on teaching students about cause-and-effect relationships in reading. It introduces signal words that help identify these relationships and provides examples to practice identifying causes and effects. The lesson emphasizes that causes happen first and effects follow. Students are encouraged to apply this knowledge in their reading assignments and submit their work online.

What is the main focus of this week's reading lesson?

• Learning new vocabulary

• Identifying main ideas

• Improving reading speed

• Understanding cause-and-effect relationships

What is the learning target for today's lesson?

• To summarize a text

• To identify characters in a story

• To write a story

• To find signal words for cause-and-effect

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

• Moreover

• However

• Because

• Nevertheless

In the sentence 'Wendi was feeling sick so she stayed home', what is the cause?

• Wendi felt better

• Wendi went to school

• Wendi was feeling sick

• Wendi stayed home

What is the effect in the sentence 'The field trip was canceled due to bad weather'?

• The field trip was canceled

• The weather was good

• The students went on the trip

• The weather improved

In the sentence 'The children were hungry because they hadn't eaten all day', what is the cause?

• The children hadn't eaten all day

• The children were hungry

• The children were full

• The children went to a restaurant

What is the effect in the sentence 'Since the class worked so hard, the teacher suggested a game'?

• The teacher canceled the game

• The class worked hard

• The teacher suggested a game

• The class went home

What should students do with the signal words they find in their reading assignment?

• Ignore them

• Write them down and share with parents

• Use them in a story

• Memorize them for a test