Lesson Plan- Cause and Effect

Text structure includes both the organization of ideas within a text, and the instructional design features and format of the text. The cause-and-effect text structure shows how facts/events/concepts (effects) are caused by other facts/events/concepts (causes). Knowledge of text structure can guide students to understand the relationships among ideas in a text and is linked to improved comprehension. Use this lesson plan to help students identify cause-and-effect text structures.