An original guide on how to write a cause and effect essay

Cause and Effect essays are a lot deeper than just writing how one thing affects another. More often than not, you may be given a known cause or a known effect and asked to determine the relationship between them. Regardless of whether you need to determine one or both, there are specific steps that you need to take in order to make sure your essay will meet the requirements of your assignment.

  1. Getting Your Research Done
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    Try to find a good amount of resources on the topic you’ve decided to write about. A proper amount of research can help you develop a strong thesis, which will in turn allow you to persuasively argue your point all the better.

  2. Determine The Cause/Effect
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    You need to determine the cause of effects (sometimes both) you want to write about. Sometimes, a certain topic may have multiple causes and effects. Be sure to take good notes while you research, so that you have several options to choose from. While you may only need to pick one, having two or three to pick from is never a bad thing. Once you’ve decided, do a little more research to find hard evidence supporting your theory.

  3. Organize Your Essay
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    You want to structure your essay properly (this usually means into five paragraphs). As this is more of an outline, you want to place any and all facts (quotations, statistics, dates, data and other things you’ve found during your research) into the corresponding sections. This will look something like this:

    • Introduction.
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    • Explanation of cause.
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    • Explanation of effects.
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    • Explanation of the relationship between them.
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    • Conclusion.
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    Of course, you’re free to break your essay into however many paragraphs you’re needed to write (whether it be adding more explanation of causes or effects, perhaps both). However, this is the basic organizational setup you can use to compose your essay and keep things neat.

  4. Writing Your Paper
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    This is where you incorporate your own interpretations and ideas supported by the evidence you’ve gathered in your research. Elaborate on the information you’ve put into your outline, explaining to the reader what each fact you’ve used means. Explain conditions, circumstances, and relationships of the information in a clear and concise way. Once you’ve finished, be sure to spend an equal amount of time editing and proofreading your work.

Posted by November 23rd, 2016

 
 
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