Grade 2 · Reading · Lesson 12

Understand Cause and Effect

In stories — just like in real life — events do not happen by accident. One thing causes another. Understanding cause and effect helps you understand why things happen in a story, not just what happens.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the cause of an event — what made it happen
2Identify the effect of an event — what happened as a result
3Use signal words like because, so, since, and as a result to find cause-and-effect links in a story

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