Lecture 10: Cause and Effect Essay PDF

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Lecture 10and/or Cause Effect ©McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Authorized only for instructor use in the classroom. No reproduction or further distribution permitted without the prior  The Basics of Cause and/or Effect (1) ©McGraw-Hill Education What is Cause and Effect? Cause and effect essays examine the reasons a situation or event occurs and the outcomes that are involved as a result. Example: Why do people overeat? What happens as a result of overeating?  Defining Cause and Effect What causes people to overeat?  Stress  Skipping Meals  Boredom What are the effects of overeating?  Obesity  Health Problems  Fatigue ©McGraw-Hill Education  Organizing the Essay There are several ways to organize a cause and effect essay. Some essays might focus on causes while others might focus only on effects. Some topics require a combination of both (to balance your paper). The key is to clearly discuss causes and effects without mixing them together or forgetting to give details for one or the other. ©McGraw-Hill Education  Organizing the Essay Discussion: Consider each of the following scenarios and decide whether it requires discussing causes, effects, or both. 1. A young couple decides to buy a two-family house and rent out the top floor to tenants. 2. A new television reality show becomes an instant sensation, and the “actors” achieve instant fame. 3. Residents of an assisted living facility meet with administrators to address the increase in residents’ fees. ©McGraw-Hill Education  Organizing the Essay The type of essay you write depends on your topic and main point: moving out of your family home (C) or impact of sth./so. on your life (E). The outline - Introduction/Body/Conclusion. Transition paragraph. The purpose of your essay is to prove your Thesis Statement. Whichever approach you choose, remember that you can’t discuss effects without at least mentioning causes, and vice versa. ©McGraw-Hill Education  Cause and Effect Reminders A cause makes something happen. An effect is the result of something that happened. Remember, the cause always happens first and the effect is the result that comes after. Signal Phrases: To show Causes  For  Because, since, as  Why, explain why  What is the cause of  Another factor, due to, as a result of  Because, since, as Practice 3: pg. 101-102, Oshima ©McGraw-Hill Education  Signal Phrases To Show Effects:  The result of  Consequently  What is the impact of  One important effect  Another result  Outcome  As a result Practice 4, 5: pg. 103-104, Oshima ©McGraw-Hill Education  Structure (block organization) Introduction Body  Cause 1  Cause 2  Cause 3  Effect 1  Effect 2  Effect 3 Conclusion Reading and discussion: Shyness, pg. 96-97. Practice 1, pg.98 ©McGraw-Hill Education  Structure (chain organization) Introduction Body  Cause 1  Effects 1  Cause 2  Effect 2  Cause 3  Effect 3 Conclusion Reading and discussion: SAD, pg. 99-100. Practice 2, pg.100 ©McGraw-Hill Education  The Basics of Cause and/or Effect (2) To support your main point by using examples that explain the causes of a particular event or situation; the effects of an event or a situation; Purpos or, a combination of both. e Wants to know the specific causes and/or effects of an event or situation. Needs a discussion of both causes and effects, even though your essay may The emphasize one aspect over the other. Audienc Needs simple yet accurate analysis. e… ©McGraw-Hill Education  Cause and/or Effect and the Writing Process ©McGraw-Hill Education  Developing Cause and/or Effect through Prewriting Consider a subject. List as many ideas as you Listin can. When finished, look for g similar ideas and group them together. Explore anecdotes that might Free show cause and/or effect. write ©McGraw-Hill Education  Developing Cause and/or Effect through Revision Create a scratch outline of a free write so that you can better see unity and organization. Share your text with a peer, or peers, for constructive feedback. Set you essay aside for a day or two, and conduct a personal review of your writing. Visit your campus writing center to discuss your essay with a trained tutor. ©McGraw-Hill Education