Tiered Lesson

Content Area: Language/Grammar Grade Level: 4

Concept: Cause and Effect Skill(s): Cause and Effect
COS Objective/Standard:Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause and effect, problem and
solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. [RI.4.5]
Tiered by (circle one): Readiness
Preassessment: Identify Cause & Effect (see attached worksheet)
Tier One Tier Two Tier Three
Outcome/ The students will identify cause The students will identify and give The students will design and
Performance and effect using informational examples of cause and effect. create a product using cause and
Indicators text. effect.

Instruction/ 1. Choose an article that
Learning Activity interest you. Determine the
cause and effect in the story.
Find 3 examples of cause
and effect and record on the
graphic organizer provided.
2. Choose an article that
interest you. Determine the
cause and effect in the story.
Find 3 examples of cause and
effect and make a cause and
effect flip book.
1. Choose an article that interest
you. Determine the cause and
effect in the story. Write a part
two of the article that includes at
least 5 examples of cause and
effect.
2. Create a cause and effect
matching game for the class to
play using sentence strips.For
example: “People are exposed to
germs.” would be matched to a
sentence strip thats says, “People
get sick.”
1.Choose a weather
phenomena.. Create a
powerpoint about your weather
phenomena with 5 examples of
causes and effects.
2. Look at the photo and create a
news article for the local
newspaper. In your article
discuss what caused the photo
and the effects.

Assessment Observation of student products Observation of student products Observation of student products
and debriefing for and debriefing for understanding and debriefing for understanding
understanding
Resources Teacher chosen articles: “News Student chosen articles: Various Internet access, photo
Articles: Warning: "Pokemon news articles from
Go" may cause unexpected www.newsela.com, blank sentence
injury, socializing”,”Bad news strips
about bacon and hot dogs:
They can cause cancer,
scientists say”, from
www.newsela.com, graphic
organizer, construction paper,
scissors, colored pencils,
markers

Homework None None None