CAUSE/EFFECT ESSAY Memory Clusters   In a cause/effect essay you present a thoughtful analysis of a timely subject.   First decide what you know about the subject.   Identify the most important points related to the subject   Make clear cause/effect connections between these two points.   Plan by establishing a thesis as well as an effective order for presenting ideas.   The beginning should get the reader’s interest.   You can give some background or history about the subject in the first paragraph.   Specific statistics add authority to the essay.   ‘Why’ is an important question in this essay.   The conclusion should tie everything together.

MEMORY TRIGGERS     Analysis  ______________________   _______________________________     Identify _______________________   ______________________________     Decide ________________________   ______________________________     Make clear ____________________   ______________________________     Thesis ________________________     First paragraph _________________   ______________________________     Specific _______________________   ______________________________     Important question _______________     Conclusion _____________________   _______________________________   Copyright 2005 by Carl Peterson