Cause and Effect

Cause-and-effect essays analyze ____ something happens

How does cause-and-effect link events together?

• Through time

• Alphabetically

• By importance

• By weight

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

True or false: Sometimes, many different causes are responsible for one single effect.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It's true! Remember the broken glass? So many explanations...

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

True or false: Some relationships are subtle and complex, with many different effects.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or false: It is easy to claim a cause-and-effect relationship without evidence to support it.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

True or false: It is not important to give a balanced analysis or to look for less obvious causes to an effect.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What are the two  types of causes you need to consider in your essay?

• Main

• Contributory

• Timely

• Forgotten

What is an immediate cause?

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is a remote cause?

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Define a causal chain.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3