Question

You want to write an essay about how a specific law was passed. You hope to help the audience understand decisions lawmakers made and why they made certain choices.
Which text structure would best fit this essay?

cause and effect
• compare and contrast
• sequential
• problem and solution

Answer 1

Cause and effect.

Explain the steps of passage where each decision (cause) led to particular outcomes (effects), showing why lawmakers made those choices and how those choices shaped the law’s progress.