Mastering Causation: How to Express Cause and Effect in Different Ways

Mastering Causation: How to Express Cause and Effect in Different Ways

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to know several ways of expressing causation.

Introduce the learning objective of the lesson to the students.

What do you already know about expressing causation?

Defining Causation

Causation is the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is a result of the first.

Define causation and explain how it works.

Using 'because'

One common way to express causation is by using 'because'. This shows the cause and the effect in a simple sentence.

Explain how to use 'because' to express causation.

Using 'so'

Another way to express causation is by using 'so'. This shows the effect and the cause in a simple sentence.

Explain how to use 'so' to express causation.

Using 'since'

Using 'since' is another way to express causation. It shows that the cause happened before the effect.

Explain how to use 'since' to express causation.

Using 'due to'

Using 'due to' is a formal way to express causation. It is often used in academic writing.

Explain how to use 'due to' to express causation and when it is appropriate to use it.

Using 'resulted in'

Using 'resulted in' shows that the effect happened because of the cause.

Explain how to use 'resulted in' to express causation and provide examples.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.