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Cause and Effect Essay
                  Theme: Write about the effects of globalization on your country, region, or city.
                  STEP 1: List the effect and draft the thesis statement
                           Social Media
                           More products
                           More information
                           More languages
                           English
                           New perspectives

                             Thesis Statement:
                             Globalization is something that every country has to deal with; Ecuador is not
                             the exception. Since globalization appeared in our country, we have seen two
                             main effects: People get information easily, and it has helped to expand our
                             boundaries.
                  STEP 2: Number the items on your list according to how they relate to the controlling idea
                         (1) Social media
                         (1) More products
                         (1) More information
                         (2) More languages
                         (2) English
                         (2) New perspectives
                  STEP 3: Make a cluster


                                                        Social                    Fcebook,
                                                        Media                      Twitter
                       People get                      Products                   Importations
                       information

                                                      Information                    News


                                                        More
                                                      languages                    French,
                                                                                   Chinese
                         Expand                        English                     Importations
                       bounderies

                                                         New                      Open
                                                     perspectives                 minded
                  STEP 4: Make an outline
                                Globalization is something that every country has to deal with; Ecuador
                             is not the exception. Since globalization appeared in our country, we have
                             seen two main effects: People get information easily, and it has helped to
                             expand our boundaries.


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