The document provides a quiz on cause-and-effect topics and logic. It asks the reader to identify phenomena that need further explanation, characteristics of cause-and-effect reasoning such as being transparent and unified, and two of the five steps in planning a cause-and-effect essay which are selecting a topic and narrowing/researching the topic. The next section provides homework instructions for a final exam on December 18th to study past quiz questions. It also provides instructions for an in-class writing assignment on December 14th to write a 300-word essay on one of five provided cause-and-effect topics.

1. Quiz

2. 1. Cause-effect topics are
_______________ that need
to be more fully
explained.

3. 2. In cause and effect
logic, the reasoning is
_______, ________, and free
of _______ _________.

4. 3. Name two of the five
steps in planning a cause
and effect essay.

6. 1. Cause-effect topics are
_______________ that need
to be more fully
explained.

7. 1. Cause-effect topics are
phenomena that need to
be more fully explained.

8. 2. In cause and effect
logic, the reasoning is
_______, ________, and free
of _______ _________.

9. 2. In cause and effect
logic, the reasoning is
transparent, unified, and
free of logical fallacies.

10. 3. Name two of the five
steps in planning a cause
and effect essay.

11. 3. Name two of the five
steps in planning a cause
and effect essay.
• Select a topic
• Narrow and research the topic
• Draft and test your thesis
• Gather and analyze information
• Get organized

13. Homework for The Final Exam, 12/18/12
• Study the quiz questions from
11/23/12 to 12/14/12

14. In class writing, Friday, 12/14/12
Pick one fo the following topic and
write at least a 300-word essay on it.
• The effects of growing up with
personal computers
• Why many people don’t bother
to vote in elections
• Why reality shows are so popular
• Why so few students read
newspapers
• Why some students cheat

15. In class writing, Friday, 12/14/12
Pick one fo the following topic and
write at least a 300-word essay on it.
Be sure to:
• Give it a title
• Double-space
• Have at least 300-words