Expository essays may also be called cause and effect essays because they explain how a cause (or multiple causes) leads to a certain effect. For example, the writer Jack London made observations and took notes on his trip to the Yukon Territory/
Klondike during the years of the Gold Rush. He captured in writing the lifestyles of the miners searching for gold, often relating how their failure to see how the bitter cold (the cause) resulted in hypothermia (the effect).
Klondike during the years of the Gold Rush. He captured in writing the lifestyles of the miners searching for gold, often relating how their failure to see how the bitter cold (the cause) resulted in hypothermia (the effect).
Criteria for writing this essay:
A cause (or causes) that directly lead to an effect
10 to 15 reliable sources that back up your claim
Logical analysis of your topic, reasoning, and resources that builds to a sound conclusion.Criteria for writing this essay:
