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Grade 9, ESL / Reading and Literature Std # 2.32 Determine cause and effect. 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

Lesson Plans: 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. Cause and Effect (B, I, T) Activities are a series of graphic organizers that use different formats for tracing causes and effects Education Oasis: Graphic Organizers (B, I, T) Activities are library of eleven graphic organizers for tracing cause and effect in the following formats: 2 events, consequences, star chart, T-chart, herringbone (4 causes, 6 causes), chart, chain event with 3 causes

Resources: Earthquakes (I, T) Sample of cause and effect essay including completed graphic organizer map Review of Cause and Effect Linking Words (I, T) Handout review of linking words and phrases for cause and effect including example sentences for the following: conjunctions, transitions, and prepositions Using Adverb Clauses with Expressions of Cause and Effect (T) Table provides examples for using adverb clauses with expressions of cause and effect Tools for Reading, Writing & Thinking (B, I, T) Graphic organizer tools to help engage student in vigorous thinking, organize complex ideas, and scaffold interactions with text English Works: Reading Exercises (I, T) Traditional reading practice (main idea, details, and inference) including online self-checking vocabulary and comprehension quizzes Graphic Organizers (B, I, T) Graphic organizer tools that actively engage the student to put ideas and notes in order Helper: Graphic Organizers (B, I, T) Library of graphic organizers available in the following categories: general, sorting, graphs and charts, sequencing, storytelling, miscellaneous, KWL and KWHL ESL Reading Rubric (B, I, T) Rubric table divided into reading level capabilities to assist the teacher in modifying lessons and assessments
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