Skills Development: Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Suppose you are carrying a stack of dishes from the dinner table. You trip on your dog's favourite toy and drop the dishes, which shatter. The immediate effect of this accident is clear - a mess of broken dishes. But what was the cause? Did you trip because your parents asked you to clear the table? Because no one moved the toy out of the way? Because you were in a hurry and tried to carry too many dishes at once?
And what about the long-term effects of this incident? What might they be?
An analysis of this incident shows that what appears to be a straightforward cause-and-effect relationship can raise complex issues.
Think about this question: To what extent did the causes of the imperial powers' division of Africa affect the future of the Indigenous peoples of that continent?
The following steps can help you respond to this question, which deals with causes and effects. As you progress through this course, you can use the same steps to help you understand the complex cause-and-effect relationships that link other events and outcomes.
Steps to Analyzing and Interpreting Cause-and-Effect Relationships (Pages 142-143)
And what about the long-term effects of this incident? What might they be?
An analysis of this incident shows that what appears to be a straightforward cause-and-effect relationship can raise complex issues.
Think about this question: To what extent did the causes of the imperial powers' division of Africa affect the future of the Indigenous peoples of that continent?
The following steps can help you respond to this question, which deals with causes and effects. As you progress through this course, you can use the same steps to help you understand the complex cause-and-effect relationships that link other events and outcomes.
Steps to Analyzing and Interpreting Cause-and-Effect Relationships (Pages 142-143)
- Clarify your opening opinions and assumptions
- Create a graphic organizer
- Analyze your initial findings
- Research multiple perspectives (when necessary, and if resources are available)
- Interpret your findings
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