In this assignment, you will choose a topic on which you will examine its causes and its effects. You will also learn some basics of using outside source material. Feel free to choose any topic you w

In this assignment, you will choose a topic on which you will examine its causes and its effects. You will also learn some basics of using outside source material.  Feel free to choose any topic you wish, exciting or mundane, serious or humorous.   Choose a subject that you know a lot about and that you can easily explain. 

As you write this paper consider the positive and negative effects associated with your subject. Examine both the benefits and detriments connected with your cause. 

Requirements:

• Three - Four pages double spaced
• Academic style - 3rd person, active voice (no be verbs!), college-level word choice, no contractions (see Academic Voice Handout  Download Academic Voice Handout)
• Relatively error-free writing (free of spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanical errors)
• One short outside source MAY be used only as a support for your ideas.  If you incorporate outside source information, you will need to give credit to whatever sources you used.  You learned about crediting sources in the Documentation Unit; follow MLA guidelines for documenting sources.  Remember - this assignment is NOT a research paper, and outside research is NOT required.
• Proper MLA formatting –  MLA Essay/Document FormattingDownload MLA Essay/Document Formatting
• To demonstrate the ability to create a draft on your own, you are not required to submit a rough draft.  Submit the final draft.

Audience: 

• Teacher and class