Read the passage below. When Michael first realized that he would be performing his clarinet solo in front of a large crowd of people, he became extremely nervous. Before he could tell his music teacher Mrs. Gage, she reassured him that he was more than ready to face this challenge and would be very proud of himself once he had. As a result, Michael viewed the upcoming performance with excitement rather than fear.

What is the purpose of the cause and effect signal words “as a result”?

to show that Michael’s teacher helped him change the way he viewed the upcoming performance
to show that Michael’s teacher encouraged him even though she didn’t know he was nervous about his performance
to show that Michael’s teacher is the reason that Michael first made the decision to take part in the performance
to show that Michael’s teacher is the cause of the nervousness he feels about taking part in the performance

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e.g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.