Question: What do you see as the major cause of any one of these problems: binge drinking among college students, voter apathy, school shootings, childhood obesity, or any other social problem of your choice. 2. Plan and draft a five-paragraph cause and effect essay of 800 to 1000 words. 3. Your introductory paragraph should end with a clear thesis sentence that provides a description of what cause and effect relationship you are analyzing. 4. Each of your body paragraphs should begin with a topic sentence that connects it to your thesis. 5. Your essay should end with a concluding paragraph of about three to four sentences. Your first sentence should restate your thesis but NOT using the exact words.