Cause and Effect Essay

• Write a 500-750 word essay using cause and effect as a method of development.
• Use your own thoughts, observations, and/or experiences as the sources for this essay. Research is NOT required or expected for this essay.

Writing Approach

Determine exactly what point you are going to make and write it down in precise terms. Remember, you are going to be writing about the causes that lead up to a specific event or situation. Think about why you want to make this point. Develop a thesis statement. Then choose examples and details that count for something, those that move the reader toward some goal. Your details about the events that take place should ultimately lead up to the effect or the end result.

Writing Assignment

Purpose: to inform

Method of Development: cause and effect

Choose your own topic, but make sure that the topic allows you to be able to state the causes that effected the end situation or event. You can choose to talk about:

• the effect of being a workaholic

IMPORTANT NOTE: You may NOT use first-person in this essay. DO NOT USE “I/ME/WE/US/OUR” IN THIS ESSAY.