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/