Happening DISTINGUISHING THE CAUSE-AND-EFFECT TEXT TYPE
A CAUSE-AND-EFFECT text explains reasons and results of the phenomena or
situations, and trends. It makes use of transition/signal words such as because one reason
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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
Book Hour
There are many reasons why our class goes to the library once a week for what we call "BO
Hour." For one, our teacher nas observed that many of us read poorly when asked to read alou
story or poem in class. Another reason is that most of us at home have an Internet provider. A
result, our teacher has noticed that the home research we submit are lifted from online referen
When our teacher checked our borrowings from the library, most of us have not brought hon
storybook, novel, or reference related to our different subjects. Thus, for many weeks now, weg
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?
That transition/signal words are used in the text to indicate cause/s and effects?​