cause and effect comprehension skill fourth grade unit 2 week 1 created by kristi waltke
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Cause and EffectComprehension Skill
Fourth Grade Unit 2 Week 1
Created by Kristi Waltke
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Cause and Effect
A cause is something that makes something else
happen. It is why something happens.
An effect is what happens.
The cause is the girl swings the club.
The effect is the ball moves.
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Cause and Effect
• Clue words such as because, so, and cause sometimes signal a cause-effect relationship.
• Sometimes you must figure out for yourself that one thing causesanother.
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Good readers ask themselves why things happen in a story. Asking why will help you figure out cause
and effect!When you see the hippo in the pond, you can ask yourself why he got in there. He is probably in the water to cool off.
This is cause and effect.
The hippo was hot.
He got in the water.
Cause
Effect
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When you see the kids picking up the trash on the beach, you can ask yourself why. You know that some people must have been messy at the beach before the kids got there.
This is cause and effect.
People left trash on the beach.
The kids cleaned up the beach.
Cause
Effect
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Think about the story.
Why do Joanna’s parents hang the rim up so high?
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so they hang the rim on the
edge of their roof,
16 feet high!
Joanna’s parents don’t
know how high a rim is supposed to
hang…
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Think about the story.
Why do the boys think Joanna is a boy?
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so the boys think she is a boy too.
Joanna is wearing a hat that hides her long hair and she says Jo is
her name
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Think about the story.
Why does Joanna not tell the boys that she is a girl?
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so she doesn’t tell them that
she is a girl.
Joanna wants to play ball
with the boys and thinks
they might not let her if they
know
EffectCause
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Think about the story.
Why does one of the boys say “unbelievable?”
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so he says “unbelievable.”
Joanna jumps higher than he has ever seen
anyone jump before
EffectCause
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Think about the story.
Why does T.J. give Joanna a hard time during most of the story/
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so gives her a hard time and says that she
fouled him.
Joanna guards T.J. and blocks
his shot which
embarrasses him
EffectCause
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Think about the story.
How do the boys figure out that Joanna is a girl?
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so the boys figure out
that she is a girl.
Joanna’s hat falls off while
she is dunking the
ball
EffectCause
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Think about the story.
What is the effect of Joanna’s impressive ball play at the end of the story?
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so the boys give her the nickname Jumpin’ Jo
and invite her to play again.
Joanna plays a good game and shows
the boys she can dunk the
ball
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