Wednesday and Thursday 12-14-11 and 12-15-11

WEDNESDAY

ACTIVITY 2

Cause and Effect Match

Match each cause on the left with an effect on the right.

Cause                                                                        Effect

1. ______ Baby Lisa began to cry.                             a. She played in the sand.

2. ______ It was raining outside.                                b. He got a belly ache.

3. ______ The phone rang.                                         c. Lance flew his kite.

4. ______ Nana plants seeds in the garden. d. He fell and scraped his knee.

5. ______ My lawn mower was out of gas.                e. He ate dinner.

6. ______ Someone came to the door.                      f. The dog began to bark.

7. ______ It is a windy day.                                        g. He had nothing to wear.

8. ______ The boy tripped on a rock.                         h. Mom gave her a bottle.

9. ______ Robert ate too many jellybeans.                i. She answered it.

10. ______ Caren practiced kicking the ball.             j. I couldn't cut the grass.

11. ______ All the clothes were dirty.                         k. She won her soccer game.

12. ______ Lee's mom took her to the beach.           l. I shoveled the driveway.

13. ______ Tyler was hungry.                                    m. Flowers began to grow.

14. ______ It snowed outside.                                    n. We couldn't get in the car.

15. ______ Mom locked the car door.                       o. We pulled out an umbrella

THURSDAY

Read the following paragraphs A & B. Underline words that specify cause and effect.

A. The ocean's delicate coral reefs are affected by changes caused by humans.  To illustrate, dumping waste products and garbage in the sea, results in changes in the natural environment. Due to these changes the ocean becomes polluted, and as a consequence, coral reefs are damaged. When the ocean becomes extensively polluted, coral reefs die.

B.
Good health is affected by a balanced diet. On the other hand, if we do not eat well, this could cause problems and we could become very sick. For instance, if our diet lacks Vitamin A, blindness may result. Many problems affecting the skin and the teeth are due to a lack of Vitamin C. When our diet contains recommended amounts of Vitamin A and C, however, our ability to fight diseases like cancer is greatly affected. So it makes sense to eat well because this results in a longer and healthier life.

Monday 12-12-11

Week 15

(12-12 to 12-16-2011)

CAUSE AND EFFECT

MONDAY

ü     A cause is the reason something happens.

ü     An effect is the result of a cause.

Suppose a student studies very hard and earns a very good grade on a social studies test. The cause is that the student studies very hard. The effect is that the student receives a good grade.

FCAT TIP:

Test questions about cause and effect may ask the reason may ask the reason a character in a story makes a decision. They might also ask you to identify the reason for a change. Many (but not all!) cause-and-effect questions begin with the word why. The answer to a cause-and-effect question might be stated in the text, meaning you might be able to put your finger on the correct answer. It may also be inferred, meaning you have to read the text and determine the answer.

Clue Words

In order to recognize cause and effect relationships in what you read, look for clue words.

CAUSES	EFFECTS
Because	Hence
Leads/led to	so
For  this reason	consequently
Due to	therefore
Resulted in	thus
Contributed to	As a result
why
since

ACTIVITY 1

 In each of the following (1-5), one sentence is the cause and the other is the effect. Write a "C" next to the cause, and write an "E" next to the effect. Then rewrite the sentences into one sentence. Be sure to use vocabulary that specifies cause and effect.
(1)___ (a) There is no life on Venus. ___ (b) There is no atmosphere on Venus.
(2)___ (a) Solar batteries need to be recharged frequently. ___ (b) Solar batteries are impractical for powering cars on long trips.
(3) ___ (a) The element silicon melts. ___ (b) The temperature is above 1410°C.



(4) ___ (a) Daily exercise strengthens the heart. ___
(b) Many people who exercise daily have healthy hearts.
(5) ___ (a) Cakes and candy are high in sugar. ___ (b) Cakes and candy are bad for the teeth.

Friday 12-02-11

FRIDAY

Choose one of the following topics and write two paragraphs to compare and contrast using the transition words you learned.

1.  Two places you have visited

2.  Two fast-food restaurants

3.  Two professional athletes

4.  Two video games

5.  Two memorable teachers or professors

6.  Two ways of downloading music or movies

                                                      

Thursday 12-01-11

THURSDAY

Comparison and contrast are used in your writing to organize an individual paragraph as well as to organize entire papers.

For instance, you might write a paper that compares a movie and a book about the same topic. In your paper you can compare and contrast the movie version with the book version.

As you begin to organize your writing, it's important to make sure that you balance the information about the items that you're comparing and contrasting. You need to be sure that you give them equal time in what you write.

If you cover character, setting, and historical accuracy for the book, for instance, you need to be sure that you cover the same elements for the movie

There are three strategies to organize comparison and contrast papers:

                                                             i.      Whole-to-Whole, or Block

                                                           ii.      Similarities-to-Differences

                                                        iii.      Point-by-Point

Whole-to-Whole or Block Strategy -   In this structure, you say everything about one item then everything about the other.

For instance, say everything about the characters, setting, and plot for the book then everything about the characters, setting, and plot for the movie.

Similarities-to-Differences Strategy  -  In this structure, you explain all the similarities about the items being compared and then you explain all the differences.

For instance, you might explain that the characters and plot were similar in both the book and movie in the one section.  In the next section, you could explain that the settings were different. The book took place during the summer while the movie took place during the winter.

Point-by-Point Strategy  -   In this structure, you explain one point of comparison before moving to the next point.

For instance, you would write about the characters in the book and movie in one section; then you would write about the setting in the book and movie in the next section.