ENGLISH LOGIC AND WRIT-INGWEEK 9w/ Jeanne

SCHEDULE

1. Cause and Effect Paragraphs

2. Some examples

3. In class homework For those of you doing practicum now we did our

homework in class individually or in groups. If you like you can do your homework with a part-ner or by yourself. Send it to jeanneabeck@yahoo.com.

CAUSE AND EFFECT PARAGRAPH

Shows the correlation between 2+ ideas

Can move from cause to effect or effect to cause

What you start with will determine your topic sentence and structure

EFFECT -> SEVERAL CAUSES

The fantastic water clarity of the Mount Gambier sinkholes results from several factors. The holes are fed from aquifers holding rainwater that fell decades – even centuries – ago, and that has been filtered through miles of lime-stone. The high level of calcium that limestone adds causes the silty detritus from dead plants and animals to cling together and settle quickly to the bottom. Abundant bottom vegeta-tion in the shallow sinkholes also helps bind the silt. And the rapid turnover of the water prohibits stagnation.

CAUSES -> EFFECT It started off with my mother calling me in the early morning. She woke me up to tell me again that I need to get a boyfriend. As I was getting dressed for work, I spilled coffee on my favorite blouse and had to wash it quickly before the stain set in. Even worse my car re-fused to start this morning, forcing me to hail a taxi after 15 minutes. I was about to enter the office when all the sudden an old lady pushed me into a trash can as she was trying to make her way to a fruit stand. This caused me to be very late for work and my boss was not happy with me, telling me I should “be more profes-sional.”

LET’S LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE

Cause(s) -> Effect

The aquifer, limestone, etc. causes the water clarity of Mt. Gambier to be quite clear.

My mom, coffee spill, car, the adjuma, etc. made me late for work.

My new language book and the fact that I made time to study caused my Korean to improve.

His cuteness, silliness and loy-alty are all reasons why I love my dog.

Effect -> Cause(s)

The water clarity of Mt. Gam-bier is caused by the aquifer, limestone, etc.

I was late to work due to my mom, a coffee spill, the car, and an adjuma.

My Korean is improving be-cause I bought a new language book and made time to study.

I love my dog because he’s cute, silly and very loyal.

CAUSE TO EFFECT; EFFECT TO CAUSE

Cat / Fear of getting scratched, hate cat hair I hate cats because I’m afraid of being scratched and don’t like their fur. A fear of getting scratched and dislike of cat fur causes me to hate cats.

America’s inability to change / politicians America’s inability to change is directly caused by their politicians. Politicians are to blame for why America is unable to make changes.

Spring weather / everyone’s mood The springtime weather is effecting everyone’s mood. Everyone’s mood is being effected by the spring weather.

Homework, thesis, studying / HUFS students’ lack of a social life Too much homework, preparing their thesis, and studying are all directly

linked to the fact that HUFS students can’t have much of a social life. HUFS students lack a social life due to the following reasons…

IN CLASS HOMEWORK

Here are a few ideas:

What caused you to dress the way you do? What about your hair? Why did you enroll in HUFS? Why were you on time/late today?

Facts or fiction (many cultures have made stories that “explain” why animals look the way they do. What “caused” the animals to look that way? Can you think of your own creative reason why? Why the snake has no legs Why the zebra has stripes

Cultural What causes Koreans to do/say/believe ____ Why Korea is an economic miracle/the shape/size it is

Make a cause and effect paragraph by yourself or with a partner. 5-7 sentences