Upload
others
View
6
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
© Edgenuity, Inc. 1
Warm-Up Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
Words to Know
Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to help you.
something that happens as a result of a cause
a word that alerts a reader about something
something that makes an effect or a result happen
to arrange and plan
the way two things are connected or are similar
the way something is built or organized
Lesson Goals
Examine how an author
organizes
within an informational text.
Connect a text’s structure
to its .
Identify what happens ina text and why it happens.
Read the online article “Island of Hope, Island of Tears.”
Lesson Question
WK2
?
© Edgenuity, Inc. 2
InstructionPart 1
Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
4
Cause and Effect
Cause E�ect
A is why something
happens.
(Example: There were more opportunities in America.)
An is what happens
(Example: The family immigrated to America.)
Cause-and-Effect Signal Words
can help readers identify causes and effects.
Words that signal a :
• Because I studied hard; I was able to pass the test.
• Since you kept the ice out of the freezer, it melted quickly.
Words that signal an :
• I studied hard, and as a result I was able to pass the test.
• You kept the ice out of the freezer, and consequently it melted quickly.
2Slide
© Edgenuity, Inc. 3
InstructionPart 1
Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Eff ect Structure
Slide
Cause-and-Eff ect Relationships
To identify a cause-and-eff ect relationship within a text, look for an eff ect and the
that causes it.
• To fi nd the eff ect, ask: “What happened?”
• To fi nd the cause, ask: “Why did it happen?”
• Remember to look for to identify causes and their eff ects.
In the box below, circle the signal word and underline the part of the sentence which shows an eff ect:
Because steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers
spent as much time as possible up on deck.
–Immigrant Kids,
Russell Freedman
Because steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable,
Immigrants Begin Their Lives in America
The text you will read is posted on the Ellis Island National Monument website, http://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm.
You will learn that:
• many were split up.
• immigrants wanted to fi nd work.
• certain tried to prohibit some immigrants from coming to
America.
• many immigrants had successful family businesses after they came to America.
8
6
© Edgenuity, Inc. 4
Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
Text Structure
Text structure is the way the author the information in a text.
Slide
Types of Text Structure
Authors use different text structures to organize information in a text.
Immigrants came to America alone because they could not afford to bring their families.
Immigrants first spent time at Ellis Island. Then they looked for homes and jobs.
Immigrants found it more difficult to communicate in America than they did in their homelands.
InstructionPart 2
2
© Edgenuity, Inc. 5
Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
Slide
Text Structures and Purpose
Authors use different text structures for different purposes.
Purpose Text Structure
Cause and e�ect
Show a cause-and-e�ect
between events
Compare andcontrast
Show how things are alike or
SequenceDescribe events or steps in a
InstructionPart 2
4
© Edgenuity, Inc. 6
Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
8
Slide
Multiple Causes and Effects
Cause-and-effect can contain more than one cause or more than one effect.
E�ect E�ect
Cause Cause
I overslept
and could not find my backpack, I was late for school.
Practice ran long,
I called Mom and asked her to come get me.
Turning a Cause into an Effect
An effect can become the of another event.
E�ect/Cause
I was hungry. I ate too much food. I got a stomachache.
InstructionPart 2
6
© Edgenuity, Inc. 7
Summary Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
Answer
Lesson Question How did a new home affect the experiences of immigrant families?
Use this space to write any questions or thoughts about this lesson.
?