Using Graphic Organizers for
Cause and Effect
Prof. Patricia Murillo USB ID-1112 Jan 2010
Cause and Effect
The reason something has happened is the cause
Reason = Cause
What occurs as a result of this action is the effect
Result = Effect
Graphic Organizers for Cause and Effect
•You can use graphic organizers to map the cause and effect pattern in texts.
•This way you will be able to visualize the various cause-effect relationships clearly.
Sometimes one cause may lead to several effects and those effects in turn become the cause of another
effect or implication.
Graphic Organizers for Cause and Effect
One cause Several effects
One cause Several effects
One cause Several effects
Several causes one effect
Several causes one effect
Several causes one effect
Several causes can create a
problem or event, which will in
turn lead to a number of effects
Causes Problem Effect
Causes Event Effect
• Two or more kinds of causes can lead to different types of effects.
• Fishbone diagrams are ideal for visualizing multiple information in different categories and aspects of complex topics.
Positive and Negative Effects
Four different categories of causes one effect
Six categories of causes one effect
Causes and effects in two levels
Multiple causes one effect
Match causes and effects…
References
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