Cause and Effect in Analytical Writing
Learn how to craft CEC and CECEC style paragraphs for academic writing, focusing on identifying causes, presenting evidence, and providing insightful commentary to strengthen analytical claims. Explore examples from literature to understand the impact of bioengineering on society's sense of joy. Enhance your writing skills with clear, supported arguments that connect causes to central problems effectively.
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CAUSE/EFFECTS CAUSE/EFFECTS SECTIONS SECTIONS
9thGRADE: CEC For each cause, you must write a CEC style paragraph, including: A claim statement about the cause Evidence that is clearly supportive of the claim Quoted or paraphrased Must include context for quoted evidence In a recent article in the New York Times, .... For example, in a study conducted by the United States Census Bureau in 2005 Internal citation for your evidence (Author s Last Name, Year of publication). Or showing the author with a publication year According to researcher Johnson (2007), . Significant commentary that shows the connection between the evidence and claim, and explains how this cause contributes to the central problem
CEC REQUIREMENTS 7-8 sentences Internal citation for evidence Context for evidence No personal pronoun usage I, me, we, us, you, etc. Clear focus on the cause s relationship to the central problem For more specifics on CEC writing, see the CEC Power Point on Moodle in the Course Documents Section at the top
10thGRADE: CECEC PARAGRAPHS Same components; more evidence and commentary to further support analytical claims Claim Evidence Commentary Evidence Commentary Connecting Statement
CECEC Writing A claim statement about the cause Evidence that is clearly supportive of claim Quoted or paraphrased Must include context for quoted evidence In a recent article in the New York Times, .... For example, in a study conducted by the United States Census Bureau in 2005 Internal citation for your evidence (Author s Last Name, Year of publication). Or showing the author with a publication year According to researcher Johnson (2007), . Significant commentary that shows the connection between the evidence and claim, and explains how this cause contributes to the central problem A second piece of Evidence, including a transition Additionally, it was found that . Furthermore, another clear indication of how (this cause) impacts (core problem) is . ALSO REQUIRES INTERNAL CITATION (see above) Commentary connecting second piece of evidence back to original claim Connecting statement that sums up connection between both pieces of evidence back to central problem
Example from Bioethical Literary Analysis Essay (Brave New World) To begin, the drug in the novel, soma, makes a significant connection to how bioengineering is used in reality to manipulate people s sense of joy. According to page 61 of Huxley s novel, The Brave New World, Bernard is talking to Lenina in the helicopter and says, Yes, Everybody s happy nowadays. We begin giving the children that at five. But wouldn t you like to be free to be happy in some other way, Lenina? In your own way, for example; not in everybody else s way (pg. 61). The soma drug makes people think that they are happy even though they are not truly happy in their own ways and it truly manipulates their feelings. This scenario relates to events that happen in the modern day where medication and genetic engineering can be used to influence a person s feelings. According to an article written by Cook about neurosurgeons that found a way to use bioengineering to change a person s feelings, Chinese neurosurgeons are treating addictions by destroying a region of the brain which feels pleasure. But, reports Time magazine, damaging the brain region involved in addictive desires risks permanently ending the entire spectrum of natural longings and emotions, including the ability to feel joy (Cook, 2012). This is quite a dangerous procedure because it can take away someone s joy forever, which is a big tradeoff. This discovery from the real world and the drug from the novel are some methods that immensely focus on altering an individual s joy and ability to have feelings.
CECEC REQUIREMENTS 9-10 sentences (majority commentary) Internal citation for evidence Context for evidence No personal pronoun usage I, me, we, us, you, etc. Clear focus on the cause s relationship to the central problem Transitional phrasing between evidences and commentaries For more specifics on CEC writing, see the CEC Power Point on Edmodo in the Course Documents Section at the top
TASKS FOR 5/6 Write two CEC S/CECEC S on the causes of the central issue you have researched This evidence should already be collected in your research analysis packet. Turn in your writing to the teacher by the end of the block
