Cause and Effect

Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm.  His family looked for him.  Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny.  He had been trapped in the well for three hours.
CAUSE: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the EFFECT?

• He was trapped for three hours.
• His mother found him at sundown.
• He was visiting the farm.

Name the red part of the sentence.
There was a car accident on the highway, so we arrived late to school.

• Cause
• Effect

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Lesson: Cause and Effect

• Cause
• Effect

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CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.W.7.2A

What is the cause in this sentence?
Because it rained, I got soaked.

• it rained
• I got soaked
• sure
• yep

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What is the cause in this sentence?
Since I got straight A's, my parents took me out to dinner.

• My parents took me out to dinner
• I got straight A's
• no
• nah

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What is the effect in this sentence?
Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.

• peanut allergies
• students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods
• yummy
• delicious

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

Which clue word signals a cause?

• So
• Since
• As a result
• Therefore

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CCSS.L.7.5B

Which clue word signals an effect?

• Because
• As a result
• Since
• Due to

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CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

Mary lost her homework, therefore she got a zero and lunch detention.
The two effects in this sentence are she got a lunch detention and ...

• Mary lost her homework
• She got a zero
• The teacher is mean
• The dog ate her homework

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CCSS.RI.7.3

Cause: We are out of milk.

• My dog ran away.
• We missed the bus.
• We could not have cereal for breakfast.
• We had sandwiches for lunch.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.8