CAUSE/EFFECT – THE NEW ADDITION
Complete the chart below with causes or effects from, “The New Addition.” Then below the chart, write your own
cause/effect statement based on the story. When you are finished, e-mail me your assignment:
rfmcfarland@mpsaz.org.
When the author doesn’t state the cause directly – why something has happened, look for clues in the story. Then
think of the effect – what happened.
EFFECT
War broke out in Sarajevo.
CAUSE
Elena’s parents were killed in the war.
Elena’s grandparents are given her up for adoption.
An adopted sister was coming, and Nina thought her
parents would fuss over her new sister.
Nina welcome Elena as her sister.
My own cause/effect statement based on the story:
CAUSE:
EFFECT: