The document discusses cause-and-effect essays. There are two types: those that focus on causes, exploring why something happened, and those that focus on effects, examining the consequences of an action. A good cause-and-effect essay clearly links a cause to its effects using examples and evidence. It analyzes the relationship between causes and effects.

1. Cause andCo Emfpfearciston Essays
 what is cause-effect essay?
 Kinds of cause-effect-essay:
 Focus on Causes
Focus on Effects
 Studying an example of cause-effect essay.
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2. Cause andCo Emfpfearciston Essays
A cause-effect essay shows the reader the relationship
between something that happens and its consequences, or
between actions and results.
Example:
If too much commercial fishing is allowed in the North
Atlantic Ocean ( action), the fish population in some areas
may diminish or disappear ( result).
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3. Cause andCo Emfpfearciston Essays
Cause-effect essays can be analytical, informative and
insightful.
 Kinds of Cause-effect essays:
1. Focus on causes:
In which the writer focuses on the causes of something.
2. Focus on effects:
In which the writer emphasizes the effects or results of a
cause.
ELCA 216 2nd semester, 2014 Mrs. Manal Alahmadi

4. Cause andCo Emfpfearciston Essays
Example:
If your teacher asks you to write an essay about quitting a
job. You have to choice of writing either a cause essay or
an effect essay.
Focus on causes method: ( why something happened)
You can choose to write an essay on why people quit their
jobs and brainstorming possible reasons they may have for
doing so.
“Why does something happens?”
ELCA 216 2nd semester, 2014 Mrs. Manal Alahmadi

5. Cause andCo Emfpfearciston Essays
Focus on effects method: (what happens when…?)
You emphasize the effects of quitting a job—perhaps
detailing the emotional and financial consequences—in
your body paragraphs. In this case, each paragraph would
address one effect.
“What happens when …?”
ELCA 216 2nd semester, 2014 Mrs. Manal Alahmadi