978-1259989582 Chapter 9 Part 3

Chapter Nine

Analyzing Causes and Efects: Health and Medicine

Chain of Events

Use the spaces below to organize a chain of events pattern to show causes or effects.

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Chapter Nine

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Teaching Tools

Grading Rubric for Cause-and-Effect Essays

Purpose Possible Points Student Score

Identifies the cause or

effect being analyzed

Explains the cause–

and-effect relationship

convincingly

Organizes the causes

and/or effects

effectively

Uses sound logic

Concludes effectively

Uses proper grammar

and spelling

Total points

Additional feedback:

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Cause-and-Effect Peer Review Worksheet

Writer’s name: _______________________________ Date: ______________

Reviewer’s name: ____________________________

Essay title: __________________________________

1. What cause-and-effect relationship is being analyzed? Is it clearly stated in the

thesis?

2. Has the author convincingly explained the cause-and-effect relationship? Why or

why not?

3. Are the causes and/or effects organized logically? Is there a better way to organize

them? Explain.

4. Has the author included any logical fallacies? Explain.

5. What part of the essay is most memorable? Why?

6. Is the conclusion effective? Why or why not?

7. What kinds of grammatical errors, if any, are evident in the cause or effect essay?

8. What final suggestions do you have for the author?

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Writing Topics

1. School shootings have become a dark reality in America today. Write a cause-and-

effect essay focusing on the perpetrator or the victims of these tragedies.

2. Now that you are a college student, your life has probably changed in many ways.

Write a cause-and-effect essay focusing on the effects of pursuing a degree or

diploma. Think about the emotional, financial, physical, and intellectual impacts that

may have occurred.

3. Think back to some of the positive people you have met in your life. Write an essay

focusing on the effect these individuals made on you.

4. Write an essay about a positive choice you made in your life. Focus on the effects

resulting from this decision.

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