McGraw- Hill 9 Analyzing Causes and Effects: Health and Medicine
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9Analyzing Causes and Effects:
Health and Medicine
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Learning Outcomes
• Identify real world applications for explaining causes and effects.
• Understand the steps for writing cause and effect analyses.
• Interpret images and readings about health and medicine.
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Learning Outcomes (contd.)
• Analyze the rhetorical situation for explaining causes and effects.
• Apply the steps for writing a cause and effect essay.
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Real World Applications (LO 9.1)
School• You may need to explain the
cause(s) of a certain illness.• You may need to describe the
effects of a specific war for a history course.
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Real World Applications (contd.)
Daily Life• You may need to determine the
effects of changing your career.• You may need to determine the
cause(s) of issues in a personal relationship.
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Real World Applications (contd.)
Career• You may need to identify causes of
decreased employee productivity at work.• You may need to investigate the
effects of a new software system.
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Steps for Writing Compare & Contrast Essays (LO 9.2)
• Begin by identifying
the cause or effectyou want to analyze.
• Explain the cause-and-effect relationship convincingly.
• Organize the causes and/or effects effectively.
• Use sound logic.
• Conclude effectively.
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Health and Medicine(LO 9.3)
Writing about an image• Write a cause and effect essay that
relates to an image in the chapter.
• You may write about the image itself
or about something the image reminds you of.
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Health and Medicine(contd.)
Media connection for explaining causes and effects• Watch, read, or listen to suggested
media to discover additional examples of cause/effect analysis.
• Exploring various media may help you better understand methods for explaining causes and effects.
• Cite all sources.
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The Rhetorical Star (LO 9.4)
Subject• Select a topic that is narrow
enough to cover within the assignment guidelines.
• For a shorter paper, you may need to focus on causes OR effects, instead of both.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Audience• Determine who your audience will be.• Select the details that will be most
important to the audience.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Purpose• Determine what you want to
accomplish.• Decide if you are informing,
persuading, or expressing feelings.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Strategy• Focus on the main approach of cause
and/or effect.• Combine other strategies if necessary
to make your point.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Design• Know how you want the essay to
look when you are finished.• Decide if graphics, photographs, or
illustrations are needed to clarify ideas.
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Applying the Writing Process (LO 9.5)
Discovering• Use the media suggestions in the chapter
to help find a subject.• Consider a subject with which you have
personal experience.• Create a chart of causes and effects to
determine what you want to cover.
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Applying the Writing Process (contd.)
Planning• Create a cluster or outline to help you
organize your ideas.• Follow one of the organizational strategies
for your essay:
o The effects of a major causeo The causes for a major effecto A chain of events that illustrate the
cause or effect
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Applying the Writing Process (contd.)
Composing• Write a first draft of your essay.• Don’t focus on grammar and
punctuation.• Keep focused on the causes or
effects you are trying to explain.
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Applying the Writing Process (contd.)
Getting Feedback• Have a peer read your draft • Use the peer review questions to
gatherfeedback from your reviewer.
• Get a second opinion, if possible.
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Applying the Writing Process (contd.)
Revising• Revise your essay based upon the
feedback you receive.• Make sure your essay is logical and
has fully supported ideas.• Add, delete, and rearrange ideas as
necessary.
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Applying the Writing Process (contd.)
Editing• Read your essay one more time.• Look for errors in grammar,
punctuation, and mechanics.• Consider reading your essay aloud to
listen for word choice and sentence structure.
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Applying the Writing Process (contd.)
Proofreading• Read your essay at least one more
time.• Check for typographical errors or
other issues that could interfere with the reader’s understanding of the essay.