Unit
VII Formal Writing Assignment
Using
cause-and-effect example essays that you read as examples, write a 500-word
cause-and-effect essay. You may choose to write about a subject of your choice.
You may consider the following topics:
·
A change in the way you deal with other
people
·
A major moment that changed
the course of your life forever
·
A change in the way you
understood your country or your citizenship (a war, a policy, a political
scandal, a political figure)
Your
essay will be graded on its ability to adhere to the cause-and-effect essay
conventions. Does your essay follow one of the formats on pages 149-151 of Strategies
for Writing Successful Research Papers?
You
will be graded using the following categories: content, organization, grammar
and style conventions, resources, references, and APA formatting. Your essay
will also be graded on its development. See the flow chart on page 77 in Strategies
for Writing Successful Research Papersfor guidance. Be sure that you
revise, proofread, and format youressay according to APA standards. See
The CSU Citation Guide. If you use outside sources, you need to use
quotation marks for lifted language, as well as in-text and reference list
citations. The APA organization/formatting should adhere to specifications for
research papers, including the following:
·
A title page that includes
the title of the paper, the name of the student, and the name of the
institution (Columbia Southern University);
·
A proper running head
according to APA 6th edition guidelines found in The CSU Citation Guide
on pp. 13-14;
·
One (1) academically valid
source (see p. 18 of The CSU Citation Guide for assistance with finding
sources through the CSU Online Library)
·
A reference page with a
centered header of âReferencesâ properly reflecting all sources used within the
text (see
The CSU Citation Guide,
p. 16 for overall formatting guidelines and pp. 7-12 for formatting guidelines
for specificsource types).
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The most reliable sources for appropriate
information on the Internet will come from .gov, .edu, and .org sites or sites
specifically devoted to scholarly writing, such as websites of scientific
journals. Unacceptable sources are blogs, unreferenced articles, or general
information from .com sites. General encyclopedias are prohibited sources and
include, but are not limited to, Wikipedia, Encarta, Britannica, and World
Book. Please utilize the CSU Online Library for credible and reliable
electronic sources. If your essay is less than 500 words, you will not receive
full credit, and depending on the word count, your grade may be severely
impacted.
APA
Guidelines
CSU
requires that students use the APA style for papers and projects. Therefore,
the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of
sources are to be followed. Students can find CSUâs Citation Guide in the myCSU
Student Portal by clicking on the âCitation Resourcesâ link in the âLearning
Resourcesâ area of the myCSU Student Portal.
This
document includes examples and sample papers and provides information on how to
contact the CSU Success Center.