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    A cause and effect paragraph analyzes the reasons for and consequences of an action, event, or decision. It seeks to illustrate the relationship between causes and effects by revealing why or how something happened. To write an effective cause and effect paragraph, identify the causes by asking "Why did this happen?" and the effects by asking "What happened because of this?". Cause and effect paragraphs are used to understand situations, solve problems, predict outcomes, entertain, and persuade. They can discuss a single cause leading to a single or multiple effects, multiple causes leading to a single effect, or complex relationships over multiple paragraphs. Effective organization introduces the causes in the topic sentence, describes the process linking causes to effects in the body, and discusses

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    A cause and effect paragraph analyzes the reasons for and consequences of an action, event, or decision. It seeks to illustrate the relationship between causes and effects by revealing why or how something happened. To write an effective cause and effect paragraph, identify the causes by asking "Why did this happen?" and the effects by asking "What happened because of this?". Cause and effect paragraphs are used to understand situations, solve problems, predict outcomes, entertain, and persuade. They can discuss a single cause leading to a single or multiple effects, multiple causes leading to a single effect, or complex relationships over multiple paragraphs. Effective organization introduces the causes in the topic sentence, describes the process linking causes to effects in the body, and discusses

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    A cause and effect paragraph analyzes the reasons for and consequences of an action, event, or decision. It seeks to illustrate the relationship between causes and effects by revealing why or how something happened. To write an effective cause and effect paragraph, identify the causes by asking "Why did this happen?" and the effects by asking "What happened because of this?". Cause and effect paragraphs are used to understand situations, solve problems, predict outcomes, entertain, and persuade. They can discuss a single cause leading to a single or multiple effects, multiple causes leading to a single effect, or complex relationships over multiple paragraphs. Effective organization introduces the causes in the topic sentence, describes the process linking causes to effects in the body, and discusses

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    Atoc, Damie Jane English 101 (3:00-4:30)

    Aton, Jiessa May 23, 2018


    Dy, Hannah Valerie
    Kinaadman, Karlo Mar
    Guanzon, Angeli
    Sunico, Mary Claire Therese

    Cause and Effect Paragraph

    What is a cause and effect paragraph?

     In, composition cause and effect is a method of paragraph or essay


    development in which the writer analyzes the reason for-and/or the
    consequences of –an action, event, or decision.
    (https://www.thoughtco.com/cause-and-effect-composition-1689834)

     Cause-effect paragraph seek to illustrate the relationship(s) between two or


    more events by revealing why or how something happened.

    (Therefore, it isn’t enough to simply state the cause(s) and the effect(s). The cause-
    effect paragraph should be organized in a way that focuses on the connection(s)
    between the cause(s) and the effect(s).)
    Source: https://www.uhv.edu/student-success-center/resources/e-p/organizing-cause-effect-
    paragraphs/

     To determine causes, ask, “Why did this happen?”


     To identify effects, ask, “What happened because of this?”
    Source: https://www.slideshare.net/ssuserceaaeb/cause-andeffect-paragraph-32361412

    What is the purpose?

    To discuss the reasons why something occurs

    To discuss the results of an event, feeling or action

    (Knowing how to write a good Cause or Effect paragraph is important – most


    classes: history, biology, journalism, marketing – use this technique to analyze things)
    Source:
    http://academic.pgcc.edu/~jgerrity/PowerPoint/Cause%20and%20Effect%20Paragraphsonlineversion.
    ppt

    Why do we write these types of paragraphs?

    To understand a situation

    To solve a problem

    To predict an outcome

    To entertain
    To persuade
    Source:
    http://academic.pgcc.edu/~jgerrity/PowerPoint/Cause%20and%20Effect%20Paragraphsonlineversion.
    ppt

    (Keep in mind that there are several ways to develop a cause-effect


    paragraph: you can discuss how one cause led to one effect, how one
    cause led to several effects, how several causes led to one effect, or many
    other variations of the process. Furthermore, a cause and effect relationship
    may not necessarily be explained in its entirety in a single paragraph. If the
    process that is being described is quite detailed or complicated, a
    paragraph block might work better.)
    Source: https://www.uhv.edu/student-success-center/resources/e-p/organizing-cause-effect-
    paragraphs/

    Regardless of the way that you choose to develop a cause-effect


    paragraph or paragraph block, the following organizational structure can
    apply:

     In the paragraph’s topic sentence, make your claim that x, or x and y,


    or x, y and z, were the causes for the event (effect).
     In the paragraph’s body, use evidence and commentary to describe
    the process of how these causes, x, y, and z, led up to the effects.
     In the paragraph’s conclusion, describe the resulting effect(s)

    Source: https://www.uhv.edu/student-success-center/resources/e-p/organizing-cause-effect-
    paragraphs/

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