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Cause and Effect Structure
Use this lesson to help your ELs see patterns and signal words in the cause-and-effect text structure. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Eyeing the Effects of Weather.
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Academic
Students will be able to identify multiple effects that match corresponding causes using evidence from a text.
Language
Students will be able to identify cause and effect relationships with signal words using graphic organizers.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Display and read the passage in the Cause and Effect: Structure worksheet. Highlight the key terms (i.e., because, due to, since) in the first paragraph as you read through the text.
- Ask students to share their thoughts on the text structure of the passage. Allow a few students to share their ideas. They should notice that there are a lot of cause-and-effect relationships and the words you highlighted are signal words that help them understand the text structure better. (Note: display the chart in the Nonfiction Text Structures Part 2: Cause and Effect worksheet for a visual aid of the different text structures.)
- Have a volunteer read the student-friendly language objective: “I can identify the cause-and-effect text structure with signal words using graphic organizers.”