English — Writing: How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay — Structure and Connectors — 3rd Year Secondary — Literary Stream — Algerian Curriculum

How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay

A cause and effect essay explores why something happens (causes) and what happens as a result (effects).

Structure

1. Introduction: Hook + background + thesis statement
2. Body paragraph 1: Causes (reasons)
3. Body paragraph 2: Effects (consequences)
4. Conclusion: Summary + final thought

Useful Connectors for Causes

• Because / because of / due to / owing to
• Since / as / for
• The main cause of…
• This is caused by…

Useful Connectors for Effects

• Therefore / consequently / as a result / thus
• This leads to / this results in
• One effect of this is…

Exercise

Write a short cause and effect paragraph (100 words) on one of these: 1. Social media effects on young people. 2. Causes of pollution in big cities.

More writing: Argumentative Essay and Formal Letter.

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