Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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TopicSuggestions

Education

Effectsofreducingclasssize

HeadStartprograms

Tutoringprogramsforcollegestudents

Fallingreadingscoresamongschoolchildren

Highschooldropouts

Environmentalissues

EINinoorLaNina

Globalwarming

Benefitsofrecycling

Neighborhoodcleanupdays

Healthsciences

Increasedlifeexpectancy

Eradicationofapaliiculardiseaseorhealthproblem(Examples:polio,

malnutrition)

Eatingdisorders

Benefitsofhealtheducationprograms(Examples:dentalhygiene,

nutrition,infectiousdiseaseimmunization)

Chooseoneofthesuggestedtopicsandwriteanessaythatdiscussesit intermsof

causeandeffect.Useeitherblockorchainorganizationora combinationofboth.

Choosea topicthatinterestsyouorthatis relatedtoyourmajorfieldofstudy.

Forexample,ifyouplantostudymedicineornursing,writeona topicrelatedto

thosesubjects.Ifyouareinterestedintheenvironment, writeaboutEINinoor

globalwarming.FollowthestepsinthewritingprocessdescribedinAppendixA.

Whenyouhavefinished,usetheSelf-EditingandPeer-EditingWorksheetsonpages

325 and326.

Chapter 6 ICause/EffectEssays 105

Thesearetheimportantpointsyoushouldhavelearnedfromthischapter.

1.Cause/effectorganizationis a commonpatterninacademicwritingtowrite

aboutcauses(orreasons)andeffects(orresults).

2. Therearetwocommoncause/effectpatternsoforganization.
   
   
   • Inblockorganization,thecauses(orreasons)aregroupedtogetherinone
     block,andtheeffects(orresults)aregroupedtogetherinanotherblock.
     Theremaybea transitionparagraphbetweenblocks.
   
   
   • Inchainorganization,thecausesandeffectsaretoocloselylinkedtobe
     separated.Onecauseleadstoaneffect,whichis thecauseofthenexteffect.
     3.Usea varietyofcause/effectsignalwordstohelpyourreaderfollowyour
     ideas.
   
   
   
   

WritingaCause-

and-EffectEssay