Guided Reading Agenda

4-1.10 Analyze cause and effect relationships in literary texts.

Bell Ringer (Inferences and Spelling) Anticipatory Set (Cause and Effect) Guided Practice (Cause and Effect) At the end of the lesson, you will be able to analyze cause and effect relationships in literary texts. Independent Practice (Cause and Effect) Review/Closure

Daily Reading Reinforcer

Dan loves to ride his bicycle. He is part of a biweekly bicycle club (they go for rides together every two weeks). The people in the club take turns planning the rides. They like to ride in places where there are plenty of hiking trails and areas to ride. The biweekly bicycle group is fun for Dan. He likes to go on different rides. He always looks forward to their biweekly ride. The club now wants to start a biannual weekend trip. They will go away twice a year. Everyone will stay in a cabin. They will bicycle in a new area. Dan thinks it will be tons of fun! After reading the text, what can you infer is the meaning of the word BIWEEKLY? A. Once a week B. Every two weeks C. They must buy bicycles every week D. Twice a week

Spelling
Im glad ________ almost done with the project. Which is the correct spelling? A. were B. were C. were D. where

Anticipatory Set- Imagine That!

Its 6:30 am on a Monday morning. Youre tired and you dont want to wake up to go to school! Your Mom calls to you Wake up! Its time for school! You roll over and cover your head with your warm blanket. But then, you smell something so heavenly! Bacon! Eggs! Grits! You hop out of bed and run to the kitchen! Mom is preparing your favorite breakfast with freshly squeezed orange juice! You grab a plate, and head to the stove to get a big spoonful of grits. You grab the pot top and squeal OUCH! Boy was that hot, but it didnt stop you. You pile slices of bacon on your plate and you sit down and devour your champion breakfast. With your plate as clean as a whistle , you run off to get ready for school.

A cause is the reason something happens. To find the cause, you need to ask yourself , What happened first?.
An effect is what happens To find the effect, you need to ask yourself, What happened second?.

The boy was grounded because he wasnt on green at school. What happened first? The boy wasnt on green at school. (This is the cause) What happened second? The boy was grounded. (This is the effect)

There are signal words that will help you to identify the two parts of a cause/effect relationship. The most common signal words are: because, if, when, so, then.
Sally made an F because she did not study.

In the sentence above, the word because signals a cause-effect relationship.

Why is cause and effect important?

Cause and effect is important because it helps good readers understand two important parts of a story: What happened? and Why it happened? Cause and effect is around us everyday! At school, at home, everywhere we go. If we understand cause and effect we can better understand the things that happen around us.

Now, lets try to identify some cause-effect relationships. Click the cause in the following sentence.

It got dark because the sun went down.

You Got It!

Try Again!

Click the effect in the sentence below.

The player was angry so he jumped on the referee.

You Got It!

Try Again!

Lets Practice
Tierra is a very good student. She works hard, focuses and always listens to her teachers. Because she studies so hard and always makes good grades, she always gets to go outside and play during recess. Tierra listens to her parents at home as well. She is such a good child, her parents told her that she could go to the mall and pick out anything she wants! Although Tierra is always a good student, she has bad days sometimes. Today, she was not listening to her teacher during lunch time so Tierra was not allowed to go outside during recess. Sometimes, even the best student has bad days.

Cause
Always worked hard and focused in class.

Effect
Picks out anything she wants from the mall. Could not go outside during recess.

Independent Practice Strategies

1. Read passages, questions, and answer choices carefully. 2. Underline important details and parts of the question. 3. Re-read. 4. Eliminate answers. 5. Prove your answers. 6. Write notes and keywords on your sheet if necessary. 7. CHECK YOUR WORK! 8. If you finish the Hamster cause and effect worksheet, complete the early finishers worksheet on the back. 9. Review your notes once you are done with both worksheets.

Review and Closure

What is cause and effect? Why is it important?

Congratulations!!!!!!! You are now a Cause/Effect Expert!!!!!