WRITING 3

MODUL 8
CAUSE AND
EFFECT

Meiliza
Spring 2015

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Cause and eff ect essays explain the signifi cance,
importance, relevance, or value behind the cause and
eff ect relationship of one case that being discussed.
Valuation
approach

The introduction will focus on the

value behind the consequences
of the action(s) being discussed.

Interpretive

T h e in t ro d u ct io n w i ll fo cu s on t h e
s ign ifi ca n ce, im po r t a n ce, rel ev an ce,
o r va lu e o f exp lo ri n g t he p ro ba ble
c au ses o r p ro ba ble eff ect s .

Examples

OBJECTIVES
You are able to:
Write cause and eff ect essays
Write opinion essays
Predict situation

1 CAUSE AND
EFFECT

Grammar:
Result and
Purpose
Clauses

WRITING CAUSE AND EFFECT

Example Outline
The following outline is one that
organizes an analysis of the negative
effects of acid rain:

What are the causes and principal effects

of the increase in fast-food consumption
in the UK:

GRAMMAR: RESULT AND PURPOSE

CLAUSES

2 WRITING
OPINIONS

WRITING OPINIONS

The opinions are about the cause and effect of something. For instance, you are
concerned about a problem and you think that the problem can cause or affect
the people or situation.

Example Outline

GRAMMAR: SEQUENCE OF ACTION IN

PARTICIPIAL PHRASES AND MAIN CLAUSES

3 PREDICTING
SITUATIONS

Grammar:
Predicting
and Making
Inference

PREDICTING SITUATIONS
How to predict a future situation based
on the present situation.

Common Outline

GRAMMAR: PREDICTING AND MAKING

INFERENCE

WRITING 3

MODUL 9 ARGUMENTATIVE
Meiliza Spring 2015

ARGUMENTATIVE
Argumentative
writings
attempts
to
persuade the reader that the point of view
or course of action recommended by the
writer is valid.
The Format:

1ARGUMENTATIO
N

Grammar:
Subject
Verb
Agreement

INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH

WRITING
ARGUMENTATIVE
ESSAYS

BODY PARAGRAPH #1
BODY PARAGRAPH #2

BODY PARAGRAPH #3

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

DEGREES FOR SALE

GRAMMAR: SUBJECT VERB

AGREEMENT

2 AGREEING
OR
DISAGREEING

Grammar:
Wish

AGREE OR DISAGREE
How to write agree or disagree essays. You will be given a short
information and you will be asked to take stand whether you agree or
disagree with the information.
COMMON FORM

GRAMMAR: WISH
1. UNREAL PRESENT

2. UNREAL PAST

3 OPINION

Grammar:
Expression
of Quantity

OPINION
How to express opinions through writing. You will be given a situation
and you will then be asked to express your own opinion about it.

GRAMMAR: EXPRESSION OF
QUANTITY