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

Images taken from:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&um=1&q=graphic+organizers+cause+and+effect.&sa=N&start=80&ndsp=20