DIS LEAL
DISTINGUISHING THE CAUSE-AND-EFFECT TEXT TYPE
A CAUSE-AND-EFFECT text explains reasons and results of the phenomena or happenings,
situations, and trends. It makes use of transition/signal words such as because, one reason
why, as a result, hence, therefore, and thus.
LEARNING TASK 1: Distinguishing the Cause-and-Effect Text Type Read the text below. Note
how its structure and the language used are different from the other text types you know.
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Book Hour
There are many reasons why our class goes to the library once a week for what we call "Book
Hour." For one, our teacher has observed that many of us read poorly when asked to read aloud a
story or poem in class. Another reason is that most of us at home have an Internet provider. As a
result, our teacher has noticed that the home research we submit are lifted from online references.
When our teacher checked our borrowings from the library, most of us have not brought home a
storybook, novel, or reference related to our different subjects. Thus, for many weeks now, we get to
hold books and do our readings for an hour in the library in between our subject periods.
What is the text about?
In what part of the text is the effect presented?
How are the causes of Book Hour presented?
What transition/signal words are used in the text to indicate cause/s and effects?
LEARNING TASK 2: Complete the organizer with the ideas from the text below.​