1. Cause & Effect What Happened Why it Happened

2. What is Cause & Effect ? Cause and effect is the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen. When lighting struck the house it caught on fire. CAUSEEFFECT

3. There Can Be More Than One There can be more than one cause and effect. The girl studied every night and got help from a tutor so she did well on the test. CAUSE EFFECT CAUSE

4. Use An Organizer There can be more than one cause and effect. The girl studied every night and got help from a tutor so she did well on the test. Girl studied every night She got help from a tutor She did well on the test MORE THAN 1 CAUSE ONE EFFECT

5. Which Comes First In the real world a cause always comes first. In writing an author may tell you the cause first and sometimes the effect first. CAUSE EFFECT The snowman melted and puddles formed on the ground because of the heat from the sun. EFFECT

6. Use An Organizer In the real world a cause always comes first. In writing an author may tell you the cause first and sometimes the effect first. ONE CAUSE The snowman melted and puddles formed on the ground because of the heat from the sun. MORE THAN ONE EFFECT Snowman melted Puddles formed on the ground Heat from the sun

7. Signal Words Give Clues becauseso as a result oftherefore so thatdue to if….then….this is how consequentlynevertheless thusaccordingly sincecause foreffect for this reason

8. Identify the Signal Words Since I dropped my fork, I had to get a new one. People choose to shop at the mall due to many stores being close together. She had lots of free time, consequently she spent the day reading a book. I shut my finger in the car door today so I had to go to the doctor for an x-ray.

9. Identify the Cause & Effect Since I dropped my fork, I had to get a new one. People choose to shop at the mall due to many stores being close together. She had lots of free time, consequently she spent the day reading a book. I shut my finger in the car door today so I had to go to the doctor for an x-ray.

10. Check Your Answers Since I dropped my fork, I had to get a new one. People choose to shop at the mall due to many stores being close together. She had lots of free time, consequently she spent the day reading a book. I shut my finger in the car door today so I had to go to the doctor for an x-ray.

11. Identify the Cause & Effect Spring has arrived with warmer, sunny weather. Mrs. Potter plants seeds in her garden. It rains almost every week. Mrs. Potter’s garden is in bloom. Cause(s)Effect(s) Spring has arrived with warmer, sunny weather. Mrs. Potter’s garden is in bloom. Mrs. Potter plants seeds in her garden. It rains almost every week.

12. Identify the Cause & Effect In 1773, England taxed the tea sold to American colonies. Colonists got angry at the king of England. In the Boston Tea Party, colonists dressed like Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor. The colonies moved closer to rebellion. Cause (s)Effect (s) In 1773, England taxed the tea sold to American colonies. Colonists got angry at the king of England. In the Boston Tea Party, colonists dressed like Indians dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. The colonies moved closer to rebellion.

13. Identify the Cause & Effect When a blood vessel in the skin is cut, some blood leaks out. However, platelets soon clump together at the break in the blood vessel. The platelets give off a substance that causes a tangle of sticky fibers to form. Platelets, fibers, and trapped blood cells clump together to form a clot…. The clot seals the break in the blood vessel. The bleeding stops.

14. Check Your Answer Cause(s)Effect(s) Blood vessel is cut.Blood leaks out. Platelets clump together. Sticky fibers form. A clot forms. Clot seals the break. Bleeding stops.

15. Identify the Cause & Effect America got land west of the Mississippi when Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to our nation. Due to this Lewis and Clark opened a trail to the Pacific Ocean and New Orleans passed from French to American rule. American migrated further and further west.

16. Check Your Answer Cause(s)Effect(s) Napoleon sells the Louisiana Territory to America. America got land west of the Mississippi. Lewis & Clark opened a trail to the Pacific Ocean. New Orleans passed from French rule to American rule Americans migrated further west.

17. Practice Cause & Effect As you read today identify as many cause and effect relationships as you can and write them in your notebook. Remember to draw an organizer in your notebook to help you organize your thoughts.