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Revising: Evaluating Cause-and-Effect Essays

DIRECTIONS Use the following questions to evaluate your cause-and-effect essay
or that of one of your classmates.
■ Answer the questions.
■ Rate the parts of the essay. The lowest score is 1, and the highest is 4.
■ Make at least three suggestions for improving the essay.

1. What technique is used in the introduction Rating 1 2 3 4

to grab the readers’ attention? How complete
Suggestion:
and necessary is the background information?

2. What is the thesis statement? What is its Rating 1 2 3 4

focus: causes, effects, or both?
Suggestion:

3. What types of evidence are used to support Rating 1 2 3 4

the causes and effects? How effective is this
Suggestion:
evidence?
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4. What method is used to organize the causes Rating 1 2 3 4

and effects: chronological order or order of
Suggestion:
importance? How clear are the causal chains?

5. How effectively does the conclusion restate Rating 1 2 3 4

the thesis, summarize the main points, and
Suggestion:
comment on the future?

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