Using the ideas you previously wrote in your Informational Research Chart and introduction, you will write the body paragraphs of your Cause and Effect informational article. Begin your Works Cited page as you write your body. List all the resources you decide to use in your writing. See the lesson on citing sources or the Writer’s Workshop for the correct format. You will not submit this page in this lesson. You will submit it with your final draft.

Important note: You will submit your introduction and body in this assignment.

View the grading rubric as you complete your assignment. This is your guide to a super submission.

You have previously written the introduction to your article. Now you will write the body paragraphs to continue your cause and effect article.
Be sure to use the information you previously wrote in your Informational Research Chart and your introduction.
In at least three body paragraphs remember to include:
a subheading for each section of the body
transition phrases at the beginning of each paragraph
a topic sentence for each body paragraph
support for your topic sentence with evidence from your research, using signal phrases
five or more complete sentences in each paragraph
at least one graphic in your article
at least one link to a resource that supports your thesis
technical language to show your understanding of the topic