The document outlines assignment guidelines, emphasizing the need for an engaging introduction and well-organized paragraphs. It stresses the importance of using transitions between ideas, a mix of simple and compound sentences, and appropriate verbs to demonstrate cause and effect. Additionally, it references specific grammatical structures and vocabulary to be utilized for expressing these relationships.

1. Assignment Guidelines:
You must have an effective introduction that gains the readers'
interest
You must use topic sentences and your paragraphs must be well
organized
Transitions between ideas to show similarities and differences
must be used regularly
You must have both simple and compound sentences in your
essay
You must use verbs that show cause and effect
You must use the grammatical structures and vocabulary we
have discussed for expressing cause and effect relationships
(pp. 20-21, 23-24, and 26).