Cause and Effect Essay

Big Idea

Rhetorical techniques help students become skillful practitioners of written language. 

Essential Question

How can writers clearly explain the cause and/or effects of significant events or phenomena?

CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAYS

Guiding Question

How does a writer best communicate causes and/or effects of a given event or circumstance?

   Cause & Effect essays are concerned with why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects). Cause and effect is a common method of organizing and discussing ideas. You may focus on only causes, only effects, or both.

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