MODUL 8

CAUSE AND
EFFECT
WRITING 3
Ari f Nuryawan
Fal l 2014
Cause and ef fect essays expl ain the si gni ficance, i mportance,
rel evance, or val ue behind the cause and ef fect rel ationship
of one case that bei ng di scussed.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Valuation approach
The i ntroducti on wi l l focus on the
val ue behi nd the consequences of the
acti on(s) bei ng di scussed.
Interpretive
The i ntroducti on wi l l focus on the
si gni fi cance, i mpor tance, rel evance,
or val ue of expl ori ng the probabl e
causes or probabl e ef fects.
Examples
You are abl e to:
Write cause and effect essays
Write opinion essays
Predict situation
OBJECTIVES
Grammar:
Resul t and
Purpose
Cl auses
1 CAUSE AND EFFECT
WRITING CAUSE AND EFFECT
Example Outline
The following outline is one that organizes an
analysis of the negative effects of acid rain:
What are the causes and principal effects of the
increase in fast-food consumption in the UK:
GRAMMAR: RESULT AND PURPOSE CLAUSES
2 WRITING OPINIONS
WRITING OPINIONS
The opinions are about the cause and effect of something. For instance, you are concerned
about a problem and you think that the problem can cause or affect the people or situation.
Example Outline
GRAMMAR: SEQUENCE OF ACTI ON I N PARTI CI PIAL
PHRASES AND MAI N CLAUSES
Grammar:
Predi cti ng and
Maki ng
I nference
3 PREDICTING
SITUATIONS
PREDICTING SITUATIONS
How to predict a future situation based on the
present situation.
Common Outline
GRAMMAR: PREDI CTING AND MAKI NG I NFERENCE