Cause and Effect 4th Grade Unit

Lessons & Units

Cause and Effect 4th Grade Unit

Lessons

Lesson 1: Signal Words in Expository Text Use signal words (as a result, until, therefore, hence, consequently, for this reason) that show cause-and-effect relationships in expository texts.

Dear Mr. President

Lesson 2: Cause and Effect Relationships in Historical Fiction Identify multiple causes and effects in historical fiction.

Pink and Say

Lesson 3: Cause and Effect Relationships in Myths Identify cause-and-effect relationships in myths.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale

Unit Extension Ideas

Students can add signal words to other expository texts, such as newspaper articles or reading passages.
Students can write a myth with several causes and one effect, one cause and several effects, or one cause and one effect. The myth can explain anything students choose, such as why modern-day conveniences were invented, the reason that a historical event happened, or why a species of animals is becoming endangered.
Students can write a new cause for the given effect in Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema or another familiar myth.
Identify historical events in historical fiction that cause something to happen in a plot. Discuss how history affects the characters.

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Classroom Display

More Books for Teaching Cause and Effect

Just So Stories

Lexile: 1060L

The Moon Book

Fountas and Pinnell: O
Lexile: 740L

Martin Luther King, Jr: A Man of Peace

Lexile: 730L

Let's Read About…Ruby Bridges

Fountas and Pinnell: H
Lexile: 420L

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Fountas and Pinnell: O
Lexile: 730L

Caimans

Photocopy sections of the book and have students determine the main idea of each section. Then have students create a title or heading for each section.