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Cause and Cause and EffectEffect
Comprehension SkillComprehension Skill
Fourth Grade Unit 3 Week 1Fourth Grade Unit 3 Week 1
Created by Kristi WaltkeCreated by Kristi Waltke
Cause and Cause and EffectEffect
Causes and effects are Causes and effects are related. An effect is related. An effect is what happens. A cause what happens. A cause is why it happens.is why it happens.
Why does the ball move?
Hitting the ball with the club causes the ball to move.
Cause and EffectCause and Effect
• Clue words such asClue words such as becausebecause, , so, and so, and causecause sometimes signal a cause-effect sometimes signal a cause-effect relationship. relationship.
• Sometimes you must figure Sometimes you must figure out for yourself that one thing causesout for yourself that one thing causesanother. another.
• Sometimes a cause has more than Sometimes a cause has more than one effect.one effect.
Good readers ask themselves Good readers ask themselves why things happen in a story. why things happen in a story.
Asking why will help you Asking why will help you figure out cause and effect!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
Think about the story.Think about the story.
Why is the stranger Why is the stranger lying in the road?lying in the road?
so the stranger is lying in the
road.
Mr. Bailey hit the stranger with his truck
EffectCause
Think about the story.Think about the story.
Why did the Why did the stranger try to run stranger try to run away when he away when he opened his eyes?opened his eyes?
so he tried to run away.
The author said the stranger
looked up with terror.
He must have been afraid
EffectCause
Think about the story.Think about the story.
What effect does the What effect does the stranger have on the stranger have on the thermometer?thermometer?
so the mercury
gets stuck at the
bottom.
The doctor uses the
thermometer on the
stranger
EffectCause
Think about the story.Think about the story.
What happens when What happens when the stranger blows the stranger blows on the soup?on the soup?
then a draft is created
The stranger blows on the
soup
EffectsCause
and Mrs. Bailey
says brr.
Think about the story.Think about the story.
What are some details What are some details that cause the reader that cause the reader to notice that the to notice that the stranger is special?stranger is special?
So we know that
the stranger is
special
Rabbits allow the stranger
close.
EffectCauses
The stranger doesn’t sweat or
get tired with hard work.
The stranger blows with all his might on a green leaf and we see an orange leaf in the
picture.
Think about the story.Think about the story.
Since the stranger’s visit, the Since the stranger’s visit, the trees around the Bailey’s trees around the Bailey’s farm stay green for a week farm stay green for a week longer than the other trees. longer than the other trees. Then, they change color in Then, they change color in one night. Why?one night. Why?
so the trees around the Bailey farm
turn differently.
The stranger uses his
special cold weather power
EffectCause