Fill a Cause & Effect Organizer Online

Box by box: what goes where

Separate what caused the event from what happened afterward so correlation and sequence do not get mistaken for causation. Here is what each part of this organizer expects.

• Event / Topic

  What event, condition, or outcome are you explaining?

• Cause 1

  What factor helped produce the event?

• Effect 1

  What happened as a result?

• Cause 2

  Add another cause only if the text supports it.

• Effect 2

  Add another consequence supported by the text.

• Evidence / Connection

  What wording or evidence shows the causal connection?

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