Connectives of Cause and Effect

A practical grammar resource that helps students use connectives of cause and effect to link ideas, explain why something happened and show what happened as a result.

Students explore connectives such as therefore, consequently, as a result and since. They learn to recognise the relationship between a cause and its effect, choose an appropriate connective, and use these connections to make their speaking and writing clearer and more logical.

Students will:

• identify cause and effect relationships

• identify connectives of cause and effect in sentences and texts

• explain how connectives link a cause to an effect

• choose appropriate connectives for different sentences

• experiment with different ways to express the same relationship

• apply cause and effect connectives in their own writing

What's included:

• Learning Intention and Success Criteria

• Connectives of Cause and Effect anchor chart

• worked examples and sentence patterns

• punctuation guidance

• 6 open-ended activities

• Cause & Effect Builder activity

• Cause & Effect Challenge activity

• oral language and collaborative practice

• independent writing opportunities

5-page printable PDF digital download.