Do Now #40:

• Determine a causal chain for the Determine a causal chain for the following cause-effect pair: following cause-effect pair: terrorism/fear. terrorism/fear. Your chain should show Your chain should show how terrorism leads to fearhow terrorism leads to fear

• Be prepared to discuss your answers Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class.with the class.

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

• Consider Your Consider Your SubjectSubject• Determine your Determine your PurposePurpose• Consider yourConsider your Audience Audience• Think Critically about Different Think Critically about Different

Causes or ConsequencesCauses or Consequences

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

• You’re tired on a Monday morning because You’re tired on a Monday morning because you stayed out so late on Friday and you stayed out so late on Friday and Saturday. Partying is Saturday. Partying is the immediate cause the immediate cause of of your malaise. But the your malaise. But the remote causes remote causes are that are that you’re not getting enough rest during the you’re not getting enough rest during the week because you have a lot of homework week because you have a lot of homework and work twenty hours a week. and work twenty hours a week. The most The most remote cause remote cause of all is that…you have mono! of all is that…you have mono!

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

TOPICTOPIC THESIS/ASSERTIONTHESIS/ASSERTION

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

• Significance—Why is this important?

• Consequence—What is the effect or result?

• Reason—What is the purpose?

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

• CONSIDER YOUR THESIS! CONSIDER YOUR THESIS!

• Because my mononucleosis went Because my mononucleosis went undiagnosed for too long, I was unable undiagnosed for too long, I was unable to remain in school.to remain in school.

• Even though mono is terrible, my bout Even though mono is terrible, my bout with it gave me a chance to rethink my with it gave me a chance to rethink my goals. goals.

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

• Working with your group (three to four Working with your group (three to four students), students), develop/draw a causal chain develop/draw a causal chain for the following cause-effect pair: for the following cause-effect pair: vacation/relaxation. vacation/relaxation.

• After you have determined your chain, After you have determined your chain, compose a thesis sentence compose a thesis sentence that reflects that reflects a conclusion your causal chain a conclusion your causal chain produced. produced.

Aim: How do you write using Aim: How do you write using cause-and-cause-and-consequence analysisconsequence analysis??

• For Homework…For Homework…– Read, annotate and analyze “Easing my Heart Read, annotate and analyze “Easing my Heart

Inside” by Terry McMillan. As you read, Inside” by Terry McMillan. As you read, identify identify and classify the causes and effects and classify the causes and effects McMillan McMillan discusses in her essay. After you have finished discusses in her essay. After you have finished reading, reading, make a causal chain make a causal chain inin the rear of your the rear of your notebooks. Then, notebooks. Then, compose a thesis compose a thesis sentence sentence that makes an assertion/draws a conclusion that makes an assertion/draws a conclusion based on the cause and effects you observed in based on the cause and effects you observed in your chain. your chain.