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Understanding Cause and Effect Relationships in Essays

Learn how to write a cause-effect essay to explain why events occur and their outcomes. Discover tips on organizing details, transitional words, and block or chain organization methods.

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Understanding Cause and Effect Relationships in Essays

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  1. Cause-EffectEssay

  2. Introduction • The cause-effect essay explains why or how some event happened, and what resulted from the event. • This essay is a study of the relationship between two or more events or experiences. • In other words, cause and effect essays focus on why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects).

  3. When writing a cause and effect essay: 1. Distinguish between cause and effect. To determine causes, ask, "Why did this happen?" To identify effects, ask, "What happened because of this?“

  4. 2. Develop your thesis statement. State clearly whether you are discussing causes, effects, or both. Introduce your main idea, using the terms “cause” and/or “effect.”

  5. 3.Organise supporting details. You can organise details in the following ways: • Chronological.Details are arranged in the order in which the events occurred. • Order of importance. Details are arranged from least to most important or vice versa. • Categorical.Details are arranged by dividing the topic into parts or categories.

  6. 4. Use appropriate transitions. To blend details, use the transitional words and phrases.

  7. Block & Chain You can organise a cause/effect essay in two main ways: 1. Block organisation 2. Chain organisation

  8. In block organisation, you first discuss all the causes as a block, then, you discuss all the effects together as a block. Block Organisation

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  13. Transition Paragraph • In block organisation, a short paragraph often separates one major section from another major section. This paragraph is called a transition paragraph. • Its purpose is to conclude one section and introduce another section. • It is helpful when your topic is long and complex.

  14. Diagram of cause-effect essay Introduction Introduce the subject Body Describe the cause and its effects cause effect effect effect Conclusion Summary

  15. Chain Organisation In a chain-reaction essay, the reader describes how one event led to another.

  16. My wife left me! Chain Reaction of events: • I received a deport from my boss. • Because of my arrest, I lost my job. • Because I lost my job, I had no money. • Because I had no money, my wife left me.

  17. Suggestions • Remember your purpose • Focus on immediate and direct causes (or effects) • Strengthen your essay by using supporting evidence

  18. When evaluating a cause and effect essay, ask the following questions: What are the causes? What are the effects? Which should be emphasised? Are there single or multiple causes? Are there single or multiple effects? Is a chain reaction involved?

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