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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts); ESL/ELL (English Language Learning) |
| Topic: | Cause and Effect Signal Words |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 45 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will learn about cause and effect words and use them in their own writing.
What should students know before this activity?
Use this lesson to emphasize the signal words that are used to indicate a cause or effect.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Read and discuss the first two panels of the sample comic.
- Review the meanings of the words effect (what happened), and cause (what made it happen.)
What will students do?
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Have students read the last two panels independently.
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In writing or out loud, ask students to identify the words that signal cause or effect. Use sentence stems as needed.
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The word ____ tells me the cause.
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The word ____ tells me the effect.
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Create a class T-chart of words that signal cause and effect. Display this as a reference.
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Have students create their own comic illustrating a cause and effect.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Review the signal words for cause and effect. Have students look for these signal words while they are reading to help them understand.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
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Adapt the sentences to be more or less complex as needed.
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