CAUSE AND EFFECT

Hello dear readers, today I present to you the pre-writing stages of a cause and effect essay.

FOCUS ON CAUSES METHOD

Topic: The reason new teachers quit.

More specific: Why are teachers leaving classrooms?

Prewriting Technique: Clustering

Outline.

 

Introduction.

Thesis Statement: Low salaries, lack of teaching support, stress, and insecurity are the reasons why teachers leave classrooms.

Body.

P1. Low wages.

• The salary is low paid compared to other similar professions.

• Being a teacher does not generate enough income to cover all your expenses, rather it is by vocation.

P2. Lack of didactic support.

• Educational institutions do not provide teaching equipment and materials to teachers for the development of their classes.

• The teacher needs recognition and feels valued.

P3. Too stressful profession.  

• They leave the profession because they feel they have no time for anything due to the workload in addition to suffering from stress. Many say they feel pressure to meet the requirements of the National Assessment Program.

• Their work is extremely complex: getting a group of students to understand content requires a series of very particular knowledge, methodologies, and skills.

P4. Insecurity.

• Some teachers are threatened by students or parents.

• Teachers have difficulty moving or moving to the area where their workplace is located.

Conclusion. 

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FOCUS ON EFFECT METHOD

 

Topic: The effects of pollution in my country.

More specific: Pollution as the main environmental problem in El Salvador.

Prewriting Technique: Free-Writing.

 

Causes:

• Excessive use of plastic and high rates of garbage production.

• Excessive use of cars and other means of transportation powered by gasoline or diesel.

Effects:

• Climate change.

• Diseases.

• Global warming.

• Destruction of ecosystems.

Outline 

Introduction

Thesis Statement: The effects caused by pollution in Salvador are alarming. These are: they produce climate change, diseases, global warming, and destruction of ecosystems.

Body

P1. Climate change.

• Extreme and sudden climate changes that produce instability.

• Deteriorates the layer of the atmosphere.

P2. Diseases.

• Respiratory diseases

• Digestive diseases

• Skin cancer

P3. Global warming.

• Strong heat waves

• Hurricane production

• The melting of glaciers

 

P4. Destruction of ecosystems.

• The drought of rivers, oceans, and lakes.

• Death of animals.

• Death of tropical forests.

 

Conclusion