Learning Objective : Identify cause and effect text structures in expository texts

1. Learning Objective: Identify cause and effect text structures in expository texts

2. What are we Identifying today? Cause and Effect structures in expository text!

3. What would happen on a rainy day? These are examples of cause and effect relationships!

4. Narrative vs. Expository-Two major types of Text Narrative Expository Gives you information Information is organized in different ways Cause and effect Compare and contrast proposition and support Sequence Examples: Science, history books • Tells a story • Narratives usually follow a story format • Examples: Harry Potter, Junie B. Jones, Curious George

5. Cause and Effect Text Structure • In texts that follow this structure, the reader is told the result of an event or occurrence and the reasons it happened. • Signal Words: Consequently, therefore, as a result, thereby, leads to Example: There was a bad storm last night, as a result the electricity in the neighborhood went off for two hours.

6. The Importance of Knowing Cause and effect structure Good readers use a variety of strategies to help them comprehend. Identifying the text structure is a good strategy to help readers understand what they are reading.

7. How do we identify cause and effect text structure? Step 2: Read the text Step 3: While reading the text, identify signal words Step 1 : Read expository features to help predict the purpose of the text such as title, pictures, captions, sub headings Step 4: Ask your self does the text tell me effects of events and why they happened

8. Identify the Text Structure How Cities have Grown Cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earth's population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First, the increasing industrialization of the nineteenth century resulted in the creation of many factory jobs, which tended to be located in cities. These jobs, with their promise of a better life, attracted many people from rural areas. Second, there were many schools established to educate the children. The promise of a better education persuaded many families to leave farming communities and move to the cities. Finally, as the cities grew, people established places of relaxation, entertainment, and culture, such as sports stadiums, theaters, and museums.

9. Identify the Text Structure Cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earth's population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First, the increasing industrialization of the nineteenth century resulted in the creation of many factory jobs, which tended to be located in cities. These jobs, with their promise of a better life, attracted many people from rural areas. Second, there were many schools established to educate the children. The promise of a better education persuaded many families to leave farming communities and move to the cities. Finally, as the cities grew, people established places of relaxation, entertainment, and culture, such as sports stadiums, theaters, and museums.

10. Identify the Text Structure My Hometown and College Town My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, both are small rural communities. For example, my hometown, Gridlock, has a population of only about 10,000 people. Similarly, my college town, Waverville, consists of about 11,000 local residents. A second way in which these two towns are similar is that they are both located in rural areas. Gridlock is surrounded by many acres of farmland which is devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. In the same way, Waverville lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle

11. Identify the Text Structure My Hometown and College Town My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, both are small rural communities. For example, my hometown, Gridlock, has a population of only about 10,000 people. Similarly, my college town, Waverville, consists of about 11,000 local residents. A second way in which these two towns are similar is that they are both located in rural areas. Gridlock is surrounded by many acres of farmland which is devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. In the same way, Waverville lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle

12. Identify the Text Structure Cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earth's population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First, the increasing industrialization of the nineteenth century resulted in the creation of many factory jobs, which tended to be located in cities. These jobs, with their promise of a better life, attracted many people from rural areas. Second, there were many schools established to educate the children. The promise of a better education persuaded many families to leave farming communities and move to the cities. Finally, as the cities grew, people established places of relaxation, entertainment, and culture, such as sports stadiums, theaters, and museums.

13. Cause and Effect Text Structure Causes- Why something happens Jobs were available in the city Effect- What happened Cities have grown very large Schools were established to educate kids Life was more interesting

14. Let’s Do Some together Read the passages and identify the passage that are cause and effect