Comprehensive skill -- Writing: paragraph writing (cause and effect)

Simply introduce the pattern of cause and effect to the students.

A cause is what makes something happen; an effect is what happens as a result of a cause. A cause-and-effect paragraph analyzes the causes or effects of a certain situation or event. Writing with the cause-and-effect pattern usually means first describing a cause and then explaining the effects, or first stating an effect and then the causes. In other words, a paragraph of this pattern may explain a series of causes or a series of effects.

Analyze the pattern of cause and effect in paragraph 9.

The students write a simple paragraph, using the cause and effect, they may adopt the following expressions. They must upload their writings to the Superstar within 25 minutes. Those students who write well can get good grades related to their final examination.

As it is depicted in the picture, …;

get access to the Internet easily;

regulate and balance your time;

account for;

at a competitive disadvantage;

be indispensable for;

encourage sophisticated thinking; 

Sb. say they really value …;

A recent study/research/experience found that …;

take you away from the real world outside