*Read Chapter 6 **Write a five (5) paragraph Cause and Effect Essay in MLA format. ***Prompt: Choose ONE of the following topics for your essay: 1. What impact does frequent violence (either from war or street violence) have on a community? 2. What effect does social media have on real-life communications? 3. What are the effects of modern technology on children? 4. What are the causes and effects of changing a major in the middle of one’s studies? 5. What causes a person to become an excellent student? A. You must choose one of the essay options I have provided for this assignment. If you submit an essay that does not respond to one of the prompts, your essay will not be accepted as an appropriate response to this writing assignment; instead, you will be asked to write another essay that does respond to the prompt you were assigned. B. You must use the MLA format. C. You must include at least three (citations). D. This essay is due next Sunday, November 21, 2021, at midnight. The document with the rubrics (criteria) that I will use to grade this essay is attached below. Also, remember to reference your Lectures for Week 4 folder enclosed in this week for important information that will help you write and revise your essay. Rubric for Cause and Effect Essay Maximum: 100 % X 100 % 90 % 75 % 50 % Organization: introduction (thesis statement), body paragraphs, conclusion The introduction is a well-developed and grabs the reader’s interest; it contains a clearly stated thesis sentence. The body fully and competently examines the topic by breaking it down into causes and effects; the conclusion effectively ends the writing, without repetition, and contains a clincher statement; unity and coherence are accurate throughout. The introduction creates interest and contains a topic sentence or thesis sentence; the body examines the topic by breaking it down into causes and effects, but not fully; the conclusion brings the writing to a close; there is a generally logical progression of ideas and information. Overall purpose is generally clear; most causes and effects are logical; there is some use of specific causeeffect transition words; the writing shows fairly consistent awareness of the audience. Most word choices are precise. The introduction lacks a topic sentence or thesis sentence, or the sentence is misleading or unclear; the body does not explain causes and effects; the conclusion is missing, contradictory, or repetitive; the writing lacks unity and coherence. 30 points Elements of Cause and Effect Writing 30 points Grammar, Mechanics, and Spelling No errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling. There are some errors (1-5) in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling. The introduction contains a topic sentence or thesis sentence, but the sentence is unclear, imprecise, or inadequate; the body explains at least one cause and effect; a conclusion is present but is weak or repetitive; more logical development is needed throughout. The purpose is not always obvious; causes and effects are not entirely clear or logical; there is little or no use of cause-effect transition words; greater attention should be given to the intended audience. Several word choices are redundant, vague, or imprecise. There are several errors (610) in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling. The essay is presented in the correct MLA format and includes at least 3 correctly formatted works cited. The essay is lacking in one area of the MLA format. It contains only 2 works cited or citations are lacking in correct format. The essay is lacking in more than one area of the MLA format. It contains only 1 works cited or citations are lacking in correct format. The overall purpose is clear; causes and effects are logical; cause-effect transition words and phrases are used effectively; the writing is tailored to the audience. Word choice is consistently careful and often particularly precise, powerful, or apt. 20 points MLA Format and Works Cited 20 points The purpose is not clear; causes and effects are illogical or missing; the writing lacks cause-effect transition words and phrases; the writing is not tailored for the intended audience. Word choice is consistently confusing or unclear. Expression is blocked by numerous errors (more than 10) in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling. The essay is lacking completely the MLA format. It contains no works cited or all citations are lacking in correct format. Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 5 Paragraphs Tags: social media communication User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.

MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

Guidelines for referring to the works of others in your text using MLA style are covered throughout the MLA Handbook and in chapter 7 of the MLA Style Manual. Both books provide extensive examples, so it’s a good idea to consult them if you want to become even more familiar with MLA guidelines or if you have a particular reference question.

BASIC IN-TEXT CITATION RULES

In MLA Style, referring to the works of others in your text is done using parenthetical citations. This method involves providing relevant source information in parentheses whenever a sentence uses a quotation or paraphrase. Usually, the simplest way to do this is to put all of the source information in parentheses at the end of the sentence (i.e., just before the period). However, as the examples below will illustrate, there are situations where it makes sense to put the parenthetical elsewhere in the sentence, or even to leave information out.

General Guidelines

• The source information required in a parenthetical citation depends (1) upon the source medium (e.g. print, web, DVD) and (2) upon the source’s entry on the Works Cited page.
• Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS: AUTHOR-PAGE STYLE

MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author’s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence. For example:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Both citations in the examples above, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers that the information in the sentence can be located on page 263 of a work by an author named Wordsworth. If readers want more information about this source, they can turn to the Works Cited page, where, under the name of Wordsworth, they would find the following information:

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS FOR PRINT SOURCES WITH KNOWN AUTHOR

For print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number. If you provide the signal word/phrase in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as “symbol-using animals” (3).

Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).

These examples must correspond to an entry that begins with Burke, which will be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of an entry on the Works Cited page:

Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.