Saint Ferdinand College

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

City of Ilagan, Isabela

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Reading and Writing
WEEK 8 (3rd Quarter)
GRADE 11

Leah Joy V. Mata

Subject Teacher
At the end of this module, I can:

 Distinguish between and among patterns of development in writing across disciplines Compose clear thesis
statements for cause-and-effect essays;
 Generate details for a cause-and-effect essay that support the thesis statement; and
 Construct an outline for a cause-and-effect essay.

A cause-and-effect text explains why something happens or what results a particular event produces. Writing cause-
and-effect texts is a practice of critical thinking because one must be able to logically trace connections among different
ideas or phenomena in order to establish cause-effect relationships. Cause-and-effect texts are important because they
attempt to explain the reasons for things that occur in life. For example, try thinking of the effects video games may
have on children. What did you come up with? Share and discuss them with your seatmates.

Cause-and-effect texts are important because they attempt to explain the reasons for things that occur in life. For
example, try thinking of the effects video games may have on children. What did you come up with?

A. Choosing a Topic for a Cause-and-Effect Essay

You may choose a topic by brainstorming on different phenomena or you may try to think of a recent event such
as the visit of an influential person the country. Then think of its possible effects (or its causes).
B. Formulating an Opinion Express your opinion by stating your assessment of the effects or causes whether
positive or negative. In addition, indicate if your reasons or results adequate to prove your opinion.
I. Supporting the Main Idea In supporting your main idea, you have to think of all the causes and effect of
the chosen topic. Try asking yourself questions about the topic that answer what, where, when, why,
and how questions. When you start using this text structure, do not forget to connect your be with
transition words that signal cause and effect such as the following: as 4 accordingly, due to, since,
therefore, results in, thereby, because, leads to, etc.

B. Rewrite your draft if you answered “no” to the questions in the revision check]j below. Add more or eliminate
details if necessary

Revision Checklist

 Does my thesis statement contain a topic which has causes and effects? Did} include my claim about the
topic??
 Does each of the topic sentence in the body paragraphs of my essay support my claim about the causes
and effects of the topic in my thesis statement?
 Does each of my specific details contribute to the readers of the causes and effects of the topic?
 Did I use transitions that signal cause and effect?
 Is the arrangement of the specific details logical?

Proofread your draft if you think that your essay needs no further revision, that is, if you have conformed to the
cause and effect pattern’s specific features. Do this by checking for spelling, punctuation, format, and grammar
errors.

NOTE:

ESSENTIAL LEARNING | Writing a cause-and-effect essay is basically explaining the reason why an event or
phenomenon occurred and/or what its results could be. This pattern of text development is often used in
research papers whereby the writer provides an overall impression—that is, positive or negative—of the causes
and/or effects of the phenomenon or event. When you, as a writer, use this pattern, you should be able to
support your ideas well with relevant pieces of evidence for your point to be accepted | |: by your readers.
Furthermore, you should use transitions that signal the cause-and|