The Complete Cause and Effect Essay Bundle

This bundle contains the following lessons on the cause & effect essay:

LESSON #1: This is the first editable PowerPoint lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It covers the basic structure of a cause and effect essay. It includes a model essay which focuses on the causes of an event. The model essay discusses the causes of greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses how a cause & effect essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

Students are reminded that the introduction should hook the reader, map out where you are going with the essay, and directly state a thesis.

The body paragraphs should each have a topic sentence and supporting details that support the thesis.

The conclusion should signal the end of the writing, summarize the main points, restate the thesis, and share a concluding thought.

The product provides students with fishbone diagrams and tables to help them brainstorm and organize a cause-and-effect essay.

LESSON #2: This is the second editable PowerPoint lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It reviews how a cause & effect essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion). It covers language for cause and effect, and it uses the previous lesson's model essay on the causes of greenhouse gas emissions to demonstrate the use of this language. This lesson also teaches students how to introduce the significance of the cause & effect relationship to readers and why this relationship is important. Finally, strategies for supporting a thesis are covered in this lesson.

The product provides students with fishbone diagrams and tables to help them brainstorm and organize a cause-and-effect essay, as well as a series of slides to help students work through the peer review process.

LESSON #3: This is the third editable PowerPoint lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It reviews how a cause & effect essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

 It covers language for cause and effect, and it builds on examples in the first lesson's model essay on the causes of greenhouse gas emissions to demonstrate the use of this language. This lesson also introduces students to a new approach to cause & and effect essays that focuses on effects. It also introduces the importance of varying language to indicate effects.

 The product provides students with graphic organizers to help them brainstorm and organize a cause-and-effect essay that focuses on effects.

LESSON #4: This is the final editable PowerPoint lesson plan in a series of four lessons. It reviews how a cause & effect essay conforms to the five-paragraph essay structure (including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion).

 It includes examples of the two different approaches to cause-and-effect essays that were discussed. It asks students to identify examples of each. It also reviews language for cause and effect and includes exercises for students to get practice with this. It concludes with a section on peer editing to help students revise their essays. 

The product provides students with a series of slides to help them work through the peer review process.

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