This assignment has a grace period of 24 hours after the original due date. Submissions that use the grace period will receive a three-point deduction on the final grade. PLEASE NOTE: Incorrectly formatted, attached or late posts will not be reviewed. The final paper must be submitted via Canvas as a Word document. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
The Writers Workshop will be made available on the discussion board the Friday before the workshop deadline. Please make sure to post your thesis proposal as instructed to the board by the deadline. Instructor feedback will be a combination of general and individual responses. DO NOT send emails requesting separate feedback until you have first posted it in the discussion board section.
Writers Workshop (POST to DB): Wednesday, October 12th by 1PM
Final publish DUE: Saturday, October 15th by 11PM
Causal Analysis does more than summarize from a cause or effect perspective. An analysis that offers a clear assessment of the problem along with a viable reason or result pertaining to the issue is what makes an effective causal perspective. Remember that in a causal paper the cause/effect relationship can occur in one of the following ways:
State a cause (the reason) and then examine its singular or multiple effects (results)
State an effect (the result) and then trace the effect back to a singular or multiple causes (reasons)
Create a series of links that show a cause > leading to an effect > which creates another cause -> leading to another effect
Please note the above is just the beginning. The thesis must do more than state the facts, otherwise, it is useless. In offering a causal analysis, there should be a goal to include a solution, or at least a better understanding of the effects. To simply say that a particular action led to a specific result is ineffective unless this effect is not readily clear or easily tied to the action. Choose your approach to the topics below wisely and make sure your thesis is arguable and requires analysis to be proven. Before attempting to write this paper please review Chapter 11 and Guide to Writing a Causal Argument.
ASSIGNMENT: Write a cause or effect argument on one of the following topics below:
Dismantling the Electoral College
Selecting a Supreme Court justice during a presidential election year
Increasing Marylands minimum wage to $15/hr
WRITERS WORKSHOP (virtual review):
Feedback for virtual student conferences will require you to post as instructed in the Writers Workshop section of the Blackboard discussion board for Short Paper #2. Students should copy and paste the questions and then answer them as clearly as possible in their posts. No attachments. Posts are due before class on Wednesday, March 9th.
PLEASE NOTE: Incorrectly formatted, attached or late posts will not be reviewed.
FINAL publish should be submitted via Blackboard as a Word document under the Submit Your Work Here section. File should be saved as Last name_First Initial_Short2 (Ex: Okedeyi_R_Short2.doc). Please note the following format is expected.
Proper heading (top left-hand corner with student name, course number, Short 2, and date)
Centered original title
1-2 pages typed and double-spaced
New paragraphs are indented
No extra spaces between paragraphs
No cover sheets
No templates of any kind; the essay should be typed in a blank Word file
1-inch margins all around
12-inch font (Times New Roman)
3rd point of view only
2 outside, academic sources (reference sources such as dictionaries and sites such as Wikipedia do not count)
MLA parenthetical citations
Works Cited page (does not count towards page limit)
PLEASE NOTE: Failure to submit files as instructed, adhere to the short paper format and prompt will result in point deductions. Work that is not submitted as a Word document will not be accepted and will receive a zero (0) grade. For more guidelines on how to approach this short paper, review the postings on the Discussion Board.