EASMT5-2

500 words, which is less than two comp

lete double

-

spaced pages

.

Organizational pattern

Cause/Effect

Topic

Use examples to develop an essay that discusses either the causes of a certain effect or the

effects caused by something. Since we live in a contingent universe, most things are both

effects of something in the past and causes of something in the future.

A

n example could be climate change. You could treat it as a cause and write an essay discussing

two or three effects. Or you could treat it as an effect and write an essay discussing two or

three causes.

You could discuss many current social situations in a

cause

-

and

-

effect essay. Systemic racism or

a conspiracy theory like Q

-

Anon are only a few examples.

Audience

Let's say that you have been asked to contribute to a blog on your local community's web page.

The general topic is "Climate Change [or your top

ic]: Causes and Effects." This assignment

would be your submission to the blog's editor.

Important:

After

I have reviewed and returned your proposed thesis statement, complete your

essay on the topic above. Proof your final draft carefully.

Organizatio

nal order

Logical: most important to least important; least important to most important.

After I have reviewed and returned your proposed thesis statement, complete your essay on

the topic above. Proof your final draft carefully.

Your essay must include:

An introduction that makes an attempt to get the readers' attention, sets the context (audience

and purpose), and ends with a thesis statement that makes an assertion and a sentence that

previews for the readers the main points or reasons you will be addr

essing in the essay. That

will create the expectation in the readers about how the body will be organized, one body

section for each reason. Why are the main points in that order? The answer to that question is

your organizational order. It could be as sim

ple as the least important reason building up to the

most important reason. Whatever it is, the transitions between the body sections should make

the organizational order clear to the readers.

The essay should have a final concluding paragraph that summari

zes the main reasons,

provides any final important insights, and gives a sense of closure.

Your essays for Week 5 and Week 6 will require sources that are worked into the essay as a mix

of narrative in

-

text citations and parenthetical in

-

text citations;

the sources will also be formally

presented on a separate references page.

Reminder

500 words, which is less than two complete double-spaced pages.

Organizational pattern

Cause/Effect

Topic

Use examples to develop an essay that discusses either the causes of a certain effect or the

effects caused by something. Since we live in a contingent universe, most things are both

effects of something in the past and causes of something in the future.

An example could be climate change. You could treat it as a cause and write an essay discussing

two or three effects. Or you could treat it as an effect and write an essay discussing two or

three causes.

You could discuss many current social situations in a cause-and-effect essay. Systemic racism or

a conspiracy theory like Q-Anon are only a few examples.

Audience

Let's say that you have been asked to contribute to a blog on your local community's web page.

The general topic is "Climate Change [or your topic]: Causes and Effects." This assignment

would be your submission to the blog's editor.

Important: After I have reviewed and returned your proposed thesis statement, complete your

essay on the topic above. Proof your final draft carefully.

Organizational order

Logical: most important to least important; least important to most important.

After I have reviewed and returned your proposed thesis statement, complete your essay on

the topic above. Proof your final draft carefully.

Your essay must include:

An introduction that makes an attempt to get the readers' attention, sets the context (audience

and purpose), and ends with a thesis statement that makes an assertion and a sentence that

previews for the readers the main points or reasons you will be addressing in the essay. That

will create the expectation in the readers about how the body will be organized, one body

section for each reason. Why are the main points in that order? The answer to that question is

your organizational order. It could be as simple as the least important reason building up to the

most important reason. Whatever it is, the transitions between the body sections should make

the organizational order clear to the readers.

The essay should have a final concluding paragraph that summarizes the main reasons,

provides any final important insights, and gives a sense of closure.

Your essays for Week 5 and Week 6 will require sources that are worked into the essay as a mix

of narrative in-text citations and parenthetical in-text citations; the sources will also be formally

presented on a separate references page.

Reminder