Cause and Effect Paper Guidelines
Here are the guidelines for your Cause and Effect Paper
Cause and Effect Paper Rubric
Please construct a Cause and Effect paper of approximately 750-950 words. This paper should address one of the following themes:
Youth Imprisonment
Sexism
Poverty
Racial Profiling
Police Brutality
Race Relations
Due Process
Making Good Decisions
Or an approved topic discuss with the professor in advance.
The paper should meet the following criteria:
- Includes a introductory paragraph that
- Has a clearly stated three-prong thesis
- Has in engaging hook
- Has 3 supporting body paragraphs that
- Include a minimum total of three outside sources
- Excludes the use of the first person
- Explain the causes OR effects of a specific topic
- Has a conclusion paragraph
- That provides analysis of support
- Doesn’t include any new information
- Sums up the major points presented in the paper
- Includes a works cited pager in correct MLA format
- Uses proper grammar including, but not limited to
- Como splices
- Their/they’re, there
- A lot vs alot
- Capitalization
- Independent and dependent clauses
- Verb agreement
First draft due April 7th in class
Final draft due April 9th to www.turnitin.com by midnight NO EXCEPTIONS!!!