Cause and Effect Essay

Advanced ESL

What is a Cause and Effect Essay?

Cause----

Effect----

Reason

Result

Cause or Effect essays are not to be about both causes and effects. On the contrary, in a short essay of 350-400 words, it is important to focus on writing about either the causes of something or the effects of something, not both. The reason for this is that it is simply not wise to try to cover too much information in a short essay.

Example– Air Pollution in China (Cause)

Pre-Writing: ListingThe causes of air pollution in China____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Air Pollution in China (Effect)Effects of Air Pollution in China________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How to Organize Your Ideas1. Health Effect___________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Economy Effect___________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Life style effect______________________________________________________________________________________________________

You can organize your ideas and put them into 3 categories

Reading

Read the sample essay and tell me how did the author organize the essay

The Effect of Technology