Eng 8 - LP Lesson 7

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INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET IN ENGLISH 8
Lesson 7
CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIP
I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
1. familiarize the cause and effect relationship pattern in developing paragraph;
2. develop a paragraph using transition words;
3. identify the causes in the given sentences;
4. provide effects for the following causes; and
5. appraise the value of concepts learned about the cause and effect
relationship.
II. Preliminaries.
Look at the pictures and study carefully what are these all about.
1. What is Coronavirus?
2. What is pandemic?
3. What is the difference between epidemic and pandemic?
4. How does the virus spread? What are the causes?
5. What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
6. How will you protect yourself from this virus?
7. How will you prepare yourself in case of COVID-19 outbreak in your community?
8. What are the effects of this present situation to yourself? To your family? To your
social and academic life?
1
Before one writes, it is a big help for
him or her to familiarize himself or herself
with the different patterns of paragraph
development, one of which is the cause and
effect relationship.
Cause and effect in a piece of writing

helps the reader follow a coherent thread
through the material. It also helps the writer
engaged in the writing process to organize
and structure the information into a logical
form.
In fiction, cause and effect helps

maintain plausibility in plotlines. While
things may appear to happen ‘out of a clear
blue sky’ in real life, in fiction there is
almost always a reason (the cause) for the
things that happen (the effect).
Whether fiction or nonfiction, cause

and effect are arranged in such a manner as
to show the connections between a result
and the events that preceded it. It can be
thought of as the ‘problem - solution’ order.
It is not merely the staple of the English classroom either, but has applications in areas
as diverse as science, social studies, history, movies, and computer games etc.
Signal Words and Phrases
Signal words, or transitions, are signposts that help guide the reader through the
terrain of the writer’s thoughts. They help connect the ideas in a text or the events in a
story. Often they do this by answering implicit questions. In the case of cause and
effect, these are the What? of the effect and the Why? of the cause. Different signal
words can be used to indicate each. For example:
* Cause (The Why)
Because, Because of, Since, As a

result of, As a consequence of, Now
that
* Effect (The What)
So, Therefore, This resulted in,

Consequently, Hence, Accordingly
In a cause and effect relationship, a cause

refers to something that happens, and the
effect is the aftermath of the cause. This kind
of paragraph development can be done through
the use of transition words like because,
therefore, as a result, accordingly, and in
order that.
Both fiction and nonfiction material

contain cause and effect relationships.
2
In Fiction: They are often found in characters.
For example: Maddie didn’t want to go to school because she was being bullied.
The cause is she was being bullied.
The effect is Maddie didn’t want to go to school.
In Nonfiction: They are used to explain many social studies and science
concepts.
For example: The battle began because there was a disagreement over taxes.
The cause is a disagreement over taxes.
The effect is the battle began.
Another Examples:
1. Since it was raining hard, classes in the afternoon session were suspended.
2. I have observed before that if I am with my dog, I sneeze a lot.
III. Learning Tasks

a. Underline the cause once and the effect twice.
b. Provide the effect for the following causes.
c. Write 5 examples of meaningful sentences observing the cause and
effect pattern of development
d. Develop a paragraph using transition words observing cause and effect
relationship pattern by answering the following questions.
Note: See the attached learning tasks.
IV. References
Gabriel, J. P. (2013). Asian & African literature and communication arts. St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation
Retrieved from 2021 Literary ideas https://www.literacyideas.com/teaching-cause-effect-in-english Retrieved:
September 4, 2021
Retrieved from 2008 - 2021 Rockin Resources https://rockinresources.com/2016/09/7-ways-to-teach-cause-and-
effect.html Retrieved: September 4, 2021
Retrieved from Grammar Songs by Melissa https://youtu.be/mKBthdR8sYU Retrieved: September 4, 2021
Retrieved from Alila Medical Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UOvPrPoY-s&t=155s Retrieved: September 4,
2021
Retrieved from Neutral Academy https://youtu.be/Xj1nUFFVK1E Retrieved: September 4, 2021
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September 4, 2021
Tagay, L. V., Brutas, M. L., & Basa, M. M.(2019). Journeying through literature and language with Afro-Asian literary
texts. SalesianaBooks by Don Bosco Press, Inc.
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PATRONAGE OF MARY DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL

S. Medida (Extension) Street, Poblacion, Boljoon, Cebu

INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET IN ENGLISH 8

Cause and effect in a piece of writing

In fiction, cause and effect helps

Whether fiction or nonfiction, cause

Signal Words and Phrases

* Cause (The Why)

Because, Because of, Since, As a

* Effect (The What)

So, Therefore, This resulted in,

In a cause and effect relationship, a cause

Both fiction and nonfiction material

The cause is she was being bullied.

The effect is Maddie didn’t want to go to school.

The cause is a disagreement over taxes.

The effect is the battle began.

2. I have observed before that if I am with my dog, I sneeze a lot.

III. Learning Tasks

Note: See the attached learning tasks.

Prepared by: Checked by:

School Director/ Principal

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