UBI3232

English Proficiency 3
Semester 1 Session 2023/2024

Writing Task
Cause and Effect essay

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Instructions
1. You are going to prepare and write both your outline and essay in the template
provided.
2. Choose either chain structure or block structure for your outline. The outline
carries 5 marks while your essay carries 15 marks.

Full Name : NUR AZMINA BINTI HASZAMAN

Matric ID : D20221104401
Group : BO
Instructions:
Write an approximately 350 words of cause-and-effect essay for the following title:

Cause and Effects of Social Media on Mental Health

Essay Outline – Chain structure or Block structure only
Chain Structure (5 marks)

There are three main reasons how social media causes on mental
health including delayed sleep, procastinating and
Thesis
cyberbullying.
Statement

Cause 1 Effect 1

First, delayed sleep cause Topic: Delayed sleep causes

mental health ones having sleeping
Elaboration: problem that leads towards
This happen when the social more mental health
media user delaying they problem.
sleep. Example: For example,
Example: For instance, the distracted during classes
social media user scrolling or work and bad headache.
tiktok until late night
eventhough they need to
Content 1
wake up super early in the
morning.

Content 2 Cause 2 Effect 2

Second, social media causes As a result, they will be having

procrastinating.
This happen when ones spend
more time on social media
rather than doing beneficial
things.
Such as, doing ther
assignment and
housechores.
hard time to keep up with
the works that they have
been putting off.
This will increase the
symptom of mental health
problem such as stress,
depression and anxiety.
 Cause 3 Effect 3

Next, social media causes Hence, cyberbullying causes

cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying happen when
social media is used to
bully someone.
For instance, someone uses
Content 3 social media to share hate
or emabarrassing
comments towards
someone.
the bullied to have mental
health problem since the
bullied feel attacked by
others.
Such as, low self esteem and
long lasting emotional
effect even if the bullying
has stop.

In conclusion, delayed sleep, procastinating and cyberbullying are

Concluding the major causes for effects of social media on mental health.
Statement

Block Structure (5 Marks)

Thesis
Statement

Cause 1

Content 1

Cause 2
 Transition Paragraph

Content 2

Effect 1

Content 3

Effect 2

Concluding
statement

Essay Writing (15 marks) – Approximately 350 words only.

The fact that the social media causing mental health problem towards the user is well known
issue. Todays, many of us is too rely on social media such as Tiktok, Facebook and
Instagram.
Ironically these social media is important to us to keep up with newest news and trends. But
too much time engaging in social can actually cause mental health problem towards us. There
are three main reasons how social media causes on mental health including delayed sleep,
procastinating and cyberbullying.

First, delayed sleep cause mental health. This happen when the social media user
delaying they sleep. For instance, the social media user scrolling tiktok until late night
though they need to wake up early in the morning. Therefore, delayed sleep causes ones
having sleeping problem that leads towards more mental health problem. For example,
getting distracted during classes or work and having a bad headache.
 Second, social media causes procrastinating.This happen when ones spend too much
time on social media rather than doing beneficial things.Such as, doing ther assignment
and housechores. As a result, they will be having hard time to keep up with the works that
they have been putting off. This will increase the symptom of mental health problem such
as stress, depression and anxiety.

Next, social media causes cyberbullying. Cyberbullying happen when social media is
use to bully someone. For instance, someone uses social media to share hate or
embarrassing comments towards someone. Hence, cyberbullying causes thebullied to have
mental health problem since the bullied feel attacked by others. Such as, low self esteem
and long lasting emotional effect even if the bullying has stop.

In conclusion, delayed sleep, procastinating and cyberbullying are the major causes for
effects of social media on mental health. People need to limit their using of social media to
enjoy their real life with loved ones and to avoid fake news and hate towards one another.