DEFINITION/ QUESTIONS

• List one or more causes or events and resulting consequences or effects
• Cause = what made it happen? Or why?
• Effect = what happened
• If/then patterns

SIGNAL WORDS

• Reasons why
• If...the
• As a result of
• Because of
• Influenced by

Sometimes humans change an ecosystem without meaning to.

It’s that way in my town, Oakville. Recently, many new homes were built in a wooded area of the city. People moved onto the land where deer and other wild animals lived. As a result, the only place the deer could roam was in the city. Early in the morning, it’s not unusual to see deer walking down the middle of the main street. They wander in people’s yards looking for plants to eat. It can be dangerous for drivers because the deer can run in front of cars.

That’s one reason our class has adopted the deer as a project. We’re writing to ask city council to leave some wooded areas for the deer.

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