Title: Cause and Effect Identification in Literature

Objective: Students will be able to identify cause and effect relationships in literature and understand how they contribute to the plot and character development.

Materials: - Short stories or excerpts from novels that contain clear cause and effect relationships - Whiteboard and markers - Handout with examples of cause and effect relationships - Graphic organizer for cause and effect relationships

Introduction (10 minutes): 1. Begin by asking students if they have ever heard the phrase “cause and effect.” Ask them to give examples of cause and effect relationships they have experienced in their own lives. 2. Explain that cause and effect relationships are also present in literature and can help us understand the plot and characters better. 3. Show examples of cause and effect relationships on the whiteboard and explain how they work.

Activity 1: Identifying Cause and Effect Relationships (20 minutes): 1. Distribute the handout with examples of cause and effect relationships. 2. Have students read the examples and identify the cause and effect in each one. 3. Discuss the examples as a class and ask students to explain how they identified the cause and effect.

Activity 2: Analyzing Cause and Effect Relationships in Literature (30 minutes): 1. Divide students into small groups and give each group a short story or excerpt from a novel that contains clear cause and effect relationships. 2. Have students read the story and identify the cause and effect relationships. 3. Ask each group to share their findings with the class and discuss how the cause and effect relationships contribute to the plot and character development.

Conclusion (10 minutes): 1. Review the concept of cause and effect relationships in literature. 2. Ask students to reflect on how understanding cause and effect relationships can help them better understand and appreciate literature. 3. Collect the graphic organizers and handouts for assessment purposes.