Today we will learn about cause and effect in order to describe the relationship between ideas or events in a reading selection.

Warm Up:

TTYN (Turn to your neighbor).

Identify possible synonyms for the words "cause" and "effect."

Brainstorm some ideas:

Give an example of a cause/effect relationship. For example, a "cause" might be getting three feet of snow. Possible "effects" of that snow might be...

Try a Few More:

"Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer"

Let's use Kidspiration software to demonstrate our understanding of cause and effect relationships in "The Great Wall" (Houghton Mifflin Anthology, pgs. 391 - 401).

TheGreatWallResource1.kid

TheGreatWallResource2.kid

TheGreatWallScoringTool.doc