Cause & Effect
What is a cause and effect essay?
An essay that analyzes the Causes and Effects of a certain topic that supports your thesis and is presented either in order of importance or in chronological order.
What are Gerunds and Infinitives?
Gerunds are present actions or verbs that are used with the suffix: -ing
Ex. doing, hitting, scratching, listening, eating
Infinitives are present actions or verbs that use the adverb: to
Ex. to do, to look, to eat, to play, to come
What are some different types of sources?
Expert Witnesses - The president, Doctors remarks
News and Magazines - NBC, Buzzfeed
Books - The Count of Monte Cristo, Frankenstein
Online Articles - The Washington Post, New York Times
Published Scientific Journals - Statistics, Case Studies, Experiments
What are the effects on children (or adults) watching the news about natural disasters, terrorist strikes, and other fearful situations?
Effects: Anxiety, Increased Public Panic, Social Activism, Social/Global Awareness, Trauma
What are the causes of poor water quality for many people around the world?
Causes: trash pollution, salination, lack of water cleaning supplies, lack of government corporation regulation, droughts, etc.
What is chronological order?
Chronological order: An essay organized in the order in which the causes or effects happened.
Ex. An essay that writes about all the causes that came first and then the effects that came after.
What is a Preposition?
A word before a noun or pronoun that expresses a relation to another word or element in the clause.
Ex. at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to, with, above, across, after, against, along, around, because of, behind, below, beside, between, during, inside, instead of, near, on top of, onto, out of, outside, over, past, under, until, up, within, without
What types of websites should you use for your research?
Good Websites:
.gov .edu .org
What are the effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. Economy?
Effects: Destabilization of the US Housing Market, Decrease in Stocks, Coin Shortage, Small businesses being closed, Big businesses growing, Unemployment
What is order of importance?
Order of Importance: Organizing your essay in order of most-to-least importance or least-to-most importance.
"Save the best, for last"
Ex. An essay that writes about the minor effects, then the major effects.
What is this an example of?
"They went to hang out with friends."
Infinitive
to hang is an infinitive.
What types of websites should you stay away from for your research?
Not Good Websites:
.com .net
What are the causes and effects of low college graduation rates?
Causes: Student debt, Lack of support, Lack of preparation, Hip Hop Culture
Effects: More low paying jobs, Less high paying jobs, Unemployment, Increased use of public assistance programs
Put these in chronological order.
Crash. Drunk. Hospital. Driving. Jail.
Drunk. Driving. Crash. Hospital. Jail.
What is this an example of?
"The cat jumped off the counter."
Preposition
The word off is a preposition to describe how the cat jumping relates to the counter.
How long ago should your sources be published from?
You should only use recent sources to back your essay because they are the most reliable.
Books: 10 years ago
Online Articles: 5 years ago
What are the effects of remote work (working from home) on mental health?
Effects: Increased stress, depression, depersonalization, loneliness, overworking,
Put these in order of importance. (least to most)
Death. Bruises. Paralyzation. Fractures.
Bruises. Fractures. Paralyzation. Death.
From least to most important,
What is this an example of?
"Let's go dancing at the club tonight."
Gerund
Dancing is a gerund
Where do you go to look for your sources and research?
STC Website -> STC Library -> STC Database
What are the effects of physical education programs have on elementary school students?
Effects: More active lifestyle, prolonged life expectancy, teamwork, better blood flow, reduced stress, socializing.