ESL BOX123

SAMPLE OUTLINE FOR A CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY: I. INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND INFO: Background information. B. THESIS: State the main idea. C. PREVIEW: State your purpose. You may include the subject of the essay such as causes and/ or effects.  II. MAIN BODY A. First main idea 1. TOPIC SENTENCE (TS): State the first main idea, either a cause or an effect. 2. GENERAL EXPLANATION (GE):Describe/explain the cause or effect. 3. SPECIFIC EXAMPLE (SE) Illustrate/give examples. 4. CONCLUDING SENTENCE (CS). B. Second main idea –Follow the same procedure above. 1. TS 2. GE 3. SE 4. CS C. Third main idea 1. TS 2. GE 3. SE 4. CS  III. CONCLUSION A. SUMMARY-Summarize the points presented above without necessarily repeating the words mentioned  to avoid redundancy. B. Make some practical suggestions.