02.02 A Close Look at Organization: Cause-and-Effect Writing Planner (50 points)

Cause and Effect Topic (choose one): Use this dropdown to select your prompt.

Because/Then Sentence:

Part 1: Cause

1st Body Paragraph
Cause (who, what, when, where, how):


Evidence of cause (paste directly from source):


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Evidence of cause (paste directly from source):


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Connection of evidence to cause (why does it matter?)


Part 2: Effect #1

2nd Body Paragraph
Effect #1 (what happened as a result):


Evidence of effect (paste directly from source):


Source (paste URL):
Evidence of effect (paste directly from source):


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What’s the connection of your evidence to the cause (why does this matter)?


Part 3: Effect #2

3rd Body Paragraph
Effect #2 (what happened as a result):


Evidence of effect (paste directly from source):


Source (paste URL):
Evidence of effect (paste directly from source):


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What’s the connection of your evidence to the cause (why does this matter)?

The English novelist George Eliot said, "Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." History agrees, showing that around 12,000 years ago, humans began keeping animals as pets. Write an essay in which you use research from credible sources to explain the cause of pets as companions and the effect of pets on their owners.