Go back See all

    Cause and Effect

    from

    Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins

    Topic: Cause and Effect

    Grade Level: 5

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will create a comic to demonstrate their understanding of cause and effect from informational text.

    Know Before You Start: Students should have some understanding of cause and effect. At least two informational texts about a topic will be needed for students to read and analyze.

    Hook:

    • Read and discuss the sample comic. 

      • How did the oil spill cause the effect?

    • Share an informational text passage with students and model examples of cause and effect within the passage.

    Activity:

    • Provide students with a second informational text and ask them to read with a partner. 

    • Have students find examples of cause and effect within the text. 

    • Have students create a two-panel comic demonstrating their understanding of cause and effect based on the text.

    Closure:

    • Discuss the cause and effect examples with students.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.

    • Provide a list of common cause and effect signal words.

    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display: Comic.

    Suggested Content Packs:

    Suggested Story Starters:

    Related Ideas

    Analyzing Authors’ Work

    Students will create a comic to demonstrate how two authors present different information about the same topic.