Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Lethargy,oversleeping,weightgain,anxiety;irritability

Bodyproduces

more Md

less

lsimulates:imitates

Lesssunlight

WritingTechniqueQuestions

1. Whichparagraphcontainsthechainofcausesandeffects?
   2.Whatis theeffectofdecreasedsunlightinwinter?


2. Whatotherchangeresultsfroma decreaseintheamountofsunlight?


3. Whatis thefinalresult?

ofa speciallightboxthatsimulates^1 naturallightfora fewhourseveryday..

,.walkoutsideinwintersunlightmayalsohelp(par.4)...

onclusion,thedepressiveeffect lowsunlightlevelsmayhelp

suiCiderateintheScandin untries;moreimportant,itma

t aremedy:Whenthedaysgro ort,turnonthelights.

Thetypeofcause/effectorganizationyouchoosedependsonyourtopic.

• Achainpatternis usuallyeasierifthecausesandeffectsareveryclosely
  interrelated.Youmightusea chainpatterntowriteaboutthecausesof
  a particulardiseaseorphenomenoninnaturesuchasa thunderstormor
  a rainbow.


• Theblockpatternisusuallyeasierwithlarger,complextopicssuchas
  globalwarmingorhomelessness.


• Sometimesyouwillwanttousea combinationofblockandchainorganiza-
  tion.Themodelessayonpages96-97usesblockorganization,butin
  paragraphs4,5,and6,youwillfindchainorganization.

Fillintheboxestocompletetheflowchart,whichillustratesthecause/effectchain

describedinthemodelessay"SAD."

PRJ\.CTICE:2 '

Chain

Organization

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