Statement and Topic Sentence

Cause/Effect Outline

Your introduction should: get your readers’ attention state the title and author of the novel indicate historical context as applicable clearly identify the cause/effect relationship in the thesis

Organize the body of your essay to fit the cause/effect relationship you are analyzing.

For an essay that examines one effect with multiple causes
I. Introduction
A. Please write out your thesis statement using a complete sentence.
II. Body paragraph #1— Topic sentence identifies cause#1
A. supporting details (details=examples/textual support)
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
III. Body paragraph #2— Topic sentence identifies cause #2
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
IV. Body paragraph #3— Topic sentence identifies cause #3
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
V. Conclusion

For an essay that examines one cause with multiple effects
I. Introduction
A. Please write out your thesis statement using a complete sentence.
II. Body paragraph #1—Topic sentence identifies effect #1
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
III. Body paragraph #2— Topic sentence identifies effect #2
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
IV. Body paragraph #3— Topic sentence identifies effect #3
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
V. Conclusion

For an essay that examines multiple causes with multiple effects
I. Introduction
A. Please write out your thesis statement using a complete sentence.
II. Body paragraph #1— Topic sentence identifies cause #1
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
III. Body paragraph #2— Topic sentence identifies cause #2
A. supporting details
B. supporting details
C. concluding sentence
IV. Body paragraph #3— Topic sentence identifies effect #1
A. supporting details
B. supporting