Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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Lethargy,oversleeping,weightgain,anxiety;irritability

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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."

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Chain
Organization

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