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Cause and Effect Cause and Effect This is a group activity for finding three specific examples of cause and effect in a piece of literature. Students must tell why their example demonstrates cause and effect. Rubric Code: QA3WAC By dkubic Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5, 9-12

Cause and Effect
	Exceeds 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
All information is present.	Exceeds All of the following are included: names of group members, title of activity, title of article, and additional example(s) are given as reference.	Good All of the following are included: names of group members, title of activity, and title of article.	Fair Two of the following are included: names of group members, title of activity, or title of article.	Poor Only one of the following is included: names of group members, title of activity, or title of article.
Appearance	Exceeds Student work was original, legible, neat, and provided additional personal touch (cover sheet, pictures, etc). The teacher wants to keep the work as an example of what student work should look like.	Good Student work was original, legible, and neat. The teacher wants to keep the work as an example of what student work should look like.	Fair Student work was original, legible, and neat, but could have been improved.	Poor Student work was not very original, legible, or neat.
1st example of Cause and Effect	Exceeds A specific example from the book was included, both the cause and the effect were included, and an additional effect was discovered as a result of the same cause.	Good A specific example from the book was included, and both the cause and the effect were included.	Fair A specific example from the book was included, but either the cause or the effect was not included.	Poor A specific example from the book was included, but the cause and effect were not given.
Example 2 of Cause and Effect	Exceeds A specific example from the book was included, both the cause and the effect were included, and an additional effect was discovered as a result of the same cause.	Good A specific example from the book was included, and both the cause and the effect were included.	Fair A specific example from the book was included, but either the cause or the effect was not included.	Poor A specific example from the book was included, but the cause and effect were not given.
Example 3 of Cause and Effect	Exceeds A specific example from the book was included, both the cause and the effect were included, and an additional effect was discovered as a result of the same cause.	Good A specific example from the book was included, and both the cause and the effect were included.	Fair A specific example from the book was included, but either the cause or the effect was not included.	Poor A specific example from the book was included, but the cause and effect were not given.
Examples listed in Sequential form	Exceeds Every cause and effect listed (including additional effects found) are purposefully written in sequential form.	Good 3 cause and effects listed are purposefully written in sequential form.	Fair 2 cause and effects are purposefully written in sequential form.	Poor 1 cause and effect is written purposefully in sequential form.

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