• Infer the cause(s) of effect(s) stated or implied in a passage.

• Infer the effect(s) of cause(s) stated or implied in a passage.

AHSGE Standard I - The student will demonstrate literal understanding of passages taken from a textual, functional, and recreational reading material.
 

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Alabama Lesson Plans

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"The Wish Giver":  Cause and Effect
Identify cause and effect through the novel

Mount Everest Expedition
Cause and effect in non-fiction

Titanic Disaster
Understand the cause and effect relationship that led to the sinking of the Titanic

A Not-so-Glorious Victory
Using a short story and graphic organizer to determine cause and effect 
 

Resources:

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center

An excellent reading and writing activity featuring a cause and effect exercise

Cheetah Using a short story to identify cause and effect

CUNY Write Site Interactive cause and effect activity

Book List  Cause and Effect book list

Cause and Effect Contraption Graphic organizer to use with cause and effect

100 Years of Flight  Interactive activity to show what happens when you try to build a plane

Suggestions for English Language Learners

ESL Ideas          (B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; T=Transitional)
(B, I, T) Students use role-play for cause and effect activities.
(I, T) See also Cause and Effect Practice for activities and lesson plans. 
 

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