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Sprint 1.4: Give Reasons And Suggest

Student can use reasoning words to link evidence to conclusions.

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Doodles

8 Words to Reason

Visual anchors for reasoning words

A clean educational infographic flowchart designed for middle schoolers featuring 8 distinct doodles. Each doodle represents a reasoning word: a magnifying glass for 'reason', a glowing lightbulb for 'suggest', a bold right-pointing arrow for 'therefore', two connecting puzzle pieces for 'because', a bullseye target for 'purpose', a closing book for 'conclude', a falling domino for 'thereby', and a raincloud causing a puddle for 'due to'. Classroom-safe style.

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Reasoning words act like signs, pointing your reader toward your conclusion.

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Every 'Why' Answer Needs a Chain

How to build a reasoning chain

In school exams and real life, you cannot just say what happened. You have to explain why.

Every strong answer uses a reasoning chain. Think of it as a logical bridge with three main parts: a Fact, a Reason, and a Conclusion.

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Build the Reasoning Chain

Ordering sentences in a cause-and-effect chain

Arrange these sentences to form a complete, logical reasoning chain explaining why we sweat.

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Reason Words vs Conclusion Words

Categorizing reasoning vocabulary

NoteMatch each vocabulary word to its correct function in a sentence.

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Definitions

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Complete the Reasoning Sentence

Fill in blanks with reasoning transitions

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Plants are called autotrophs they can prepare their own food using sunlight.
The northern plains are highly fertile the alluvial deposits brought down by the Himalayan rivers.
King Ashoka was deeply moved by the heavy bloodshed in the Kalinga war; , he decided to give up fighting completely.
The main of setting up local self-government (Panchayati Raj) is to solve the daily administrative problems of the villagers.
We sprinkle fine powder on the carrom board we want to reduce friction between the striker and the board.
Petroleum is often referred to as 'black gold' its extremely high commercial value in global industries.

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Answer a 'Why' Question

Practice writing a reasoning chain

In your answer, use at least one reason word (like because or due to) and one conclusion word (like therefore).

State the fact and reason*

Start with your main reason.

State your conclusion*

Link your reason to a logical result.

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Reason Chain Recall

Flashcards for reasoning words

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