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Cause and Effect Diagram Lesson

This document provides teaching notes for a Cause and Effect Diagram lesson plan, focusing on historical events and character actions. It includes step-by-step strategies for reading and writing assignments, emphasizing group brainstorming and the use of graphic organizers. Differentiated instruction is suggested for struggling students, with examples of news teasers to engage learners in identifying causes and effects.

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Cause and Effect Diagram Lesson

This document provides teaching notes for a Cause and Effect Diagram lesson plan, focusing on historical events and character actions. It includes step-by-step strategies for reading and writing assignments, emphasizing group brainstorming and the use of graphic organizers. Differentiated instruction is suggested for struggling students, with examples of news teasers to engage learners in identifying causes and effects.

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Graphic Organizer Teaching Notes

Cause and Effect Diagram

At a Glance LESSON 1 SUPPORT FOR READING


Step-by-Step Strategy
• Explaining the cause and
effect of a historical event, 1. Choose a topic that can be developed through finding a
such as World War I cause and its effect.
• Analyzing the causes and 2. Ask students to read the material about the topic and
effects of a decision or take notes on it.
policy 3. After students have finished reading, enter the cause on the
• Explaining the causes and graphic organizer and display it for the students.
effects of a character’s 4. Conduct a group brainstorming session in which students
actions identify and you list the effects. Make sure the effects
students choose actually relate to the cause.
Differentiated 5. At the end of the group discussion, ask students to write
Instruction: Lesson 2 a one- or two-sentence summary of the cause and its
For struggling students, effect or effects.
videotape several examples of
teasers for newscasts. These
teasers should state an effect
LESSON 2 SUPPORT FOR WRITING
Step-by-Step Strategy
and create interest in the
possible cause. Assign regular 1. Give students the assignment to use cause and effect to
or advanced students to watch write a news bulletin about an event. Tell students
teasers and news programs for that frequently a teaser for the 10:00 PM news begins
a few days and take notes on with an effect.
one teaser. They should 2. Use the graphic organizer to model the Cause and Effect
identify how it grabs viewers’ Diagram with the topic you have assigned or with a
attention. Have students share different example.
their examples in class.
3. Conduct a group brainstorming session in which
students identify and you list the cause and effect(s).
Make sure the effects students choose actually relate to
the cause.
4. Give students the following format for their bulletin.

• Write an attention-getting sentence that states the


effect.
• Continue the bulletin by showing the cause of the
event.
• Give details of the cause and its effect.
• Summarize the cause and effect.

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