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I need a cause and effect paper with 4 sources which I have for you to use.

Introduction – 20 points possible

Opening catches reader’s interest. 5 pts

Background information on the topic is provided. 5 pts

Thesis uses language that shows whether the focus is cause or effect. 5 pts

Thesis is clear, concise, and engaging. 5 pts

Body – 70 points possible

The essay is well-organized. 10 pts.

Interesting information is provided. 10 pts.

The main points are supported with specific reasons. 10 pts.

The evidence is properly introduced, presented, and explained. (Sandwich method) 10 pts.

Transitions are used. 10 pts.

Ideas progress logically from one paragraph to another. 10 pts.

Each of the body paragraphs is directly connected to the thesis. There are no irrelevant details. 10 pts.

Conclusion – 15 points possible

The conclusion restates the thesis. 5 pts

The conclusion ties back to the intro. 5 pts

Clincher sentence establishes closure for the reader. 5 pts

Grammar, Mechanics, Word Choice – 30 points

The essay is free of spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar/usage errors. 10 pts.

Evidence of strong word choice. 10 pts.

Essay is devoid of flawed sentence structure. 10 pts.

MLA – 30 points possible

Proper page set up – 10 pts.

At least six correctly cited in-text quotes or paraphrases – 10 pts.

Works Cited page contains at least four sources that are cited correctly. – 10 pts.

At the top of the page, please bold your thesis statement that contains your blueprint. For example, I might write:

The three major causes for concussions in youth football are poor tackling techniques, old and out-of-date equipment, and lack of awareness from participants.

Note that my thesis contains the word causes or effects. It contains my subject (concussions in youth football), and my blueprint has two four main points. (I included three here – poor tackling techniques, old and out-of-date equipment, and lack of awareness from participants.)

Once you have written your thesis with blueprint, you are ready to begin your annotated bibliography. This can all be within the same paper. Your title for the entire assignment could be Thesis and Annotated Bibliography

Thesis portion = 3 points

An annotated bibliography contains three things: 1) your source listed in MLA format, 2) a short summary of your source, and 3) how you will specifically use information from this source.

First, list the sources you are committed to using for your cause or effect paper. This means you have carefully read each article and decided that it is going to support your major points. (If an article does not have quotes you’d like to use, find a different source.) Write the source in correct MLA format.

Second, underneath your MLA citation, please start a new paragraph. This will be a five – seven sentence summary of the article. (Remember, summaries paraphrase the author’s information.)

Third, tell how you will use specific information in specific sections of your paper. For example, you might say… In my first body section about poor tackling techniques, I am going to use the following quote “Blah Blah Blah” (42). This third step is going to be helpful when you go to write your rough draft. You will already know which quotes go in which section.

Annotated Bibliography Portion = 24 points (6 pts X 4 sources)