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Writer’s Checklist for Cause and Effect Essay
1. Have I identified the cause or effect I am analyzing in my thesis?
2. Have I explained the cause-and-effect relationship convincingly?
3. Have I organized my causes and/or effects logically?
4. Have I used sound logic?
5. Have I concluded my essay effectively?
6. Have I proofread thoroughly?
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English 101
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Your essay should be double-spaced, in MLA format. For a sample paper, see Russell, page 355-359. When you include information from outside sources in your essay, make sure you have in-text documentation and a Works Cited page. See the Russell section on MLA for more on this. See below for a sample entry included in the Works Cited page and the Russell section on MLA for more detailed information on using resources.
Works Cited
Desai, Anita. “Scholar and Gypsy.” The Oxford Book of Travel Stories. Ed. Patricia Craig. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1996. 251-73. Print.
