Cause and Effect LessonDangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of

John Quincy Adams

Unit 3, Lesson 11Day # 1

Created by: M. Christoff,Enrichment Specialist, Field Local Schools

Objectives for Today

• Students will identify cause and effect relationships.

• Students will visualize events to identify cause and effect relationships.

Cause

A cause is an event that makes something else happen.

Effect

• An Effect is something that happens because of an earlier event.

Stated Cause and Effect

•The reader can locate the cause and effect relationship stated in the selection.

Implied or Inferred Cause and Effect Relationships

The reader must utilize clues given by the author to discover the causes and effects in the selection.

Why do authors use cause and effect relationships?

Authors use causes and effects to structure text to help show relationships between ideas.

Visualization

• To Visualize is to use details to form pictures in your mind.

Young John Quincy Adams(Projectable 11.2)

John Quincy Adams grew up during the American Revolution. The battles near his home caused the local school to close. In 1778 and 1780, John went to Europe,

Young John Quincy Adams(Projectable 11.2)

where he went to French and Dutch schools. Because of this education, he spoke French and Dutch at an early age. In 1781, when John was only 14, he traveled with a U.S. representative to Russia.

Young John Quincy Adams(Projectable 11.2)

John was the secretary and interpreter. After a year in Russia, John joined his father in Paris. He helped record the information at meetings that led to the end of the Revolutionary War.

Think Aloud (Cause and Effect)

• I can see that the fighting had more than one effect. The fighting caused John’s school to close, which in turn, caused him to go to school in Europe.

Visualizing Causes and Effects

• Understanding causes and effects can help readers visualize a story’s events and how they are related, and how those events affect the story’s message or theme.

Think Aloud (Visualization)

• I can visualize John sadly packing his belongings to leave school, which helps me understand the effect of war on kids.

Use an Inference Map to show cause-and-effect relationships.(Projectable 11.2)

Effect: He used his language skills to help the

government and his father.

Cause: John’s school closed due to

fighting.

Cause: He went to schools

in Europe.

Cause: He learned to speak

French and Dutch.

Cause and Effect LessonDangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Voyage of

John Quincy Adams

Unit 3, Lesson 11Day # 2

Created by: M. Christoff,Enrichment Specialist, Field Local Schools

Objectives for Today

• Students will identify cause and effect relationships.

• Students will visualize events to identify cause and effect relationships.

Cause

A cause is an event that makes something else happen.

Effect

• An Effect is something that happens because of an earlier event.

Stated Cause-and-Effect

•The reader can locate the cause-and-effect relationship stated in the selection.

Implied or Inferred Cause and Effect Relationships

The reader must utilize clues given by the author to discover the causes and effects in the selection.

They have no signal words because the cause or the effect are not directly stated.

Visualization

• To Visualize is to use details to form pictures in your mind.

The Start of John’s JourneyUse an Inference Map to show cause and

effect relationships. (Projectable 11.4)

Effect: John

Adams was sent to

France.

Cause: The soldiers’ supplies were

running low.

Cause: The colonists

needed the support of other countries.

Cause: Other representatives already in Paris were

making little progress.

Events of Johnny’s VoyageUse an Inference Map to show cause-and-

effect relationships. (Projectable 11.4)

Effect: Johnny and his

father experience danger firsthand.

Cause: The Boston

encounters three British frigates.

Cause: One of the British

frigates chases and closes in on the Boston.

Cause: A rough storm hits,

and the Boston is struck by

lightning.

Think Aloud (Cause and Effect)

• The story doesn’t tell how or why the British ship disappeared, but it does tell about the effects to the Boston that were caused by the terrible storm. These details help me infer the cause of the other ship’s disappearance.

When the storm ends, the British frigate is gone and the Boston does not have to fight it. Infer a

possible cause of this event. (Page 284-287)

Effect: The Boston does not have to fight the British frigate.

Cause: The Boston is being

chased by a British frigate.

Cause: A terrible

lightning storm occurs.

Cause: The frigate either turns

away or sinks during the storm.

Questions(Cause and Effect) pp. 281,284, 289

• How is the war with England going?

• The war is not going well.• What might be on the

British merchant ship?• There might be supplies

and other valuable goods that the colonists are lacking.

Why do the officers want to catch a British merchant ship?

Use an Inference Map to show cause-and-effect relationships. (Page 281, 284, 289)

Effect: After

the Boston is repaired,

it chases down a

merchant ship.

Cause: The war with

England is not going well.

Cause: The colonial army does not have the

supplies it needs.

Cause: The officers think

the ships will carry valuable goods.

Questions(Cause and Effect) pp. 281, 289, 290

• How does one event in the story lead to the next?

How does one event in the story leads to the next?

pp. 281, 289, 290

The war started with England.

The Americans needed help from other countries.

John Adams was sent to France to ask for immediate help.

They had to leave in the

middle of winter.

Their trip was more difficult.

What series of cause-and-effect events led John Adams and Johnny to go to Europe? Use your

inferring skills to fill in any missing details. (Page 281, 289, 290)

Cause: The colonists

needed help with the war.

Effect: They sent

representatives to Paris.

Effect: They needed John Adams to convince the Europeans.

Effect: John Adams wanted to try to win support for the war.

Why do authors use cause and effect relationships?

Authors use causes and effects to structure text to help show relationships between ideas.