Identify the type of conflict in the following audio narrative. Listen closely

1. Identify the type of conflict in the following audio narrative.Listen closely

2. Read the following passage and identify all types of conflict present. The crime rate in Mr. Leon’s neighborhood was very high. Many houses had been robbed and cars vandalized. All the neighbors were upset. The mayor ordered the police to patrol the neighborhood. Within two weeks, the neighborhood’s crime rate dropped drastically. Finally, everyone felt safe again.

3. Cause and Effect “If you prove the cause, you at once prove the effect; and conversely nothing can exist without its cause.”-Aristotle Cause is why something happened. Effectis theresult of what happened. Because effects always have causes and causes always lead to effects, we rarely see one without the other.

4. Cause and Effect • The cause is the first thing that happens. • It makes the second thing (the effect) happen. • The part of the sentence after the word becauseis the cause. • Examples: • I stayed home from school because I had the flu. • I’m all bandaged up becauseofmy fall.

5. Clue Words for Cause These expressions indicate cause - • Because… • Since… • Cause.. • Reason.. • So that • Unless.. • The main reason…

6. Clue Words for Effect These expressions indicate effect - • As a result of • If • Consequently • Effect • Therefore • Thus Test Grade = F

7. The crime rate in Mr. Leon’s neighborhood was very high. Many houses had been robbed and cars vandalized. All the neighbors were upset. The mayor ordered the police to patrol the neighborhood. Within two weeks, the neighborhood’s crime rate dropped drastically. Finally, everyone felt safe again.

8. Why did the crime rate drop? • All the neighbors were upset. • Houses and cars were robbed and vandalized. • The mayor called for added police protection. • Everyone in the neighborhood felt safe again.

9. Why did the crime rate drop? • Because all the neighbors were upset. • Because houses and cars were robbed and vandalized. • Because the mayor called for added police protection. • Because everyone in the neighborhood felt safe again. See how easy this is?

10. Read this Paragraph. About 75 million people died from the bubonic plague during the 14th century. Half of the population of Italy fell victim to the disease. The plague caused high fever, swollen glands, dark bruises or sores on the face, and spitting of blood. Most people who got the disease died within five days. The disease was spread by fleas from rats. Lack of sanitation and poor medical knowledge account for the continuous plague epidemics throughout the 14th century.

11. Practice Question • What caused so many people to die from the bubonic plague? • Lack of sanitation and poor medical knowledge account for the continuous plague epidemics. • The dead were buried without the usual prayers. • Italy was constantly at war. • The victims got large bruises or • sores on the face.

12. Identify at least one Cause-Effect relationship in the image below

13. Practice Question • What was the cause of Marcia’s accident? • A. She was very tired from the long drive. • B. The road was icy. • C. The car was new. • D. She landed in a ditch. Marcia was a skilled and capable driver. She had driven all the way from New Mexico in her brand-new car without any problems. Suddenly, because she hit a long patch of frozen ice, she lost control and the car ended up in a ditch. As she climbed out, she realized that the car was demolished.

14. Practice Question • The simple sneeze is actually a complex reaction. The impulse • to sneeze comes from irritation of a group of nerves in back of • the eyes. When the signals reach the brain, the body takes a • quick breath, then muscles contract violently. Finally, the • sound “kerchoo” comes out. • What is the initial cause of sneeze? • Nerves are irritated. • The brain is signaled. • Eyes are irritated. • Muscles contract violently.

15. Practice Question • Carlos Palomino was a champion boxer. Yet he gave up • boxing and earned a degree in recreation. He chose this field • because he wanted to work with kids. Not everyone can • become a paid athlete, he says. That’s why school is so • important for all young people. Carlos hopes his example will • help others set high goals in education as well in sports. • Why did Carlos get the degree in recreation? • He had earned many honors. • He wanted to work with kids. • Not everyone can become a paid athlete. • He was an ideal boxer.

16. AGENDA • Review cause-effect relationships (identification) • Agenda • Return graded papers • Homework reminder • Freytag’s Pyramid quick talk • Dali picture • Student on the Spot interview • Cause-Effect chart (small and whole group) • Writing prompt (Cause-Effect application)

17. Can we chart our story on Freytag’s Pyramid? 4. Climax: 3. Rising Action: 5. Falling Action: 7. Resolution: 2. Inciting Incident: 6. Final Event: 1. Exposition:

18. Identify as many cause-effect relationships as you can in the following audio excerpt.Listen closely

19. Identify the Cause-Effect chain in the image below

20. Identify at least one Cause-Effect relationship in the image below

21. AGENDA • Review cause-effect relationships (identification) • Agenda • Homework reminder • Novel CPS quiz (Pre-AP & Honors) • Cause-Effect chart (whole group) • Writing prompt (Cause-Effect application) • Student on the Spot interview (time permitting)

22. Homework • Pre-AP: Review The Color of Water & complete Cause-Effect writing prompt • Honors: read and journal chapters 26-28 of The Hunger Games & complete Cause-Effect writing prompt • Traditional: complete Cause-Effect writing prompt

23. What are 5 major conflicts in our story? Cause Conflict #1 Cause Conflict #2 Cause Conflict #3 Cause Conflict #4 Cause Conflict #5

24. What are 5 major conflicts in our story? Conflict #1 Effect Conflict #2 Effect Conflict #3 Effect Conflict #4 Effect Conflict #5 Effect

25. Writing Prompt- Changing the Story5-10 minutes Choose TWO of the conflicts that we have discussed from our text. Using your first conflict from the text as an effect, reinvent the cause for this event. Brainstorm, create, and write a paragraph changing the events leading up to that conflict. Using your second conflict from the text as a cause, reinvent the effects of this event. Brainstorm, create, and write a paragraph changing the events following this conflict.