29 Aug Prompt: Thus far, we have discussed and analyzed the culture

Prompt: Thus far, we have discussed and analyzed the culture of consumption and the American Dream. Now, we are moving onto researching and analyzing a trend in popular culture. this paper needs to be 1200 words this is a cause and effect essay (The Cause-Effect EssayA cause-effect essay tells how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect). A cause-effect essay can do one of two things:• It can analyze the ways in which one or more effects result from a particular cause. (Focus-on-Effects Method)• It can analyze the ways in which one or more causes lead to a particular effect. (Focus-on-Causes Method)In other words, your essay may focus more on the effects of a cause or more on the causes of oneeffect. Either approach provides a useful means of discussing the possible relationship between the two events. It is not a good idea to mix several causes and several effects in an essay because your focus may become unclear.In cause-effect essays, it is easy to suggest that because one event preceded another event, thethe former event caused the latter. Simply because one event follows another one sequentially does not mean that the two actions are related. For example, people often complain that as soon as they finish washing their car, it starts to rain. Obviously, washing a car does not cause rain. Writers need to be sure that the causes and effects they describe are logically connected.)Prompt: Thus far, we have discussed and analyzed the culture of consumption and the American Dream. Now, we are moving onto researching and analyzing a trend in popular culture.Choosing a topic:When developing an essay “from scratch” it is important to keep in mind the length of the essay and information available. This means that in order to write a 1200-1500 word essay, you need to keep your topic relatively specific. Some possible topics: WHAT QUALIFIES AS A TREND? Fashion Cultural appropriation New technology Language/phrases Food trends Tourist trends Transportation trends Health trends Education trends Relationship trends.Creating Cohesion:Underline at least 5 instances where you have attempted to create cohesion in your essay (See Week 5 Resource Folder: Cohesion Devices)Requirements:1200 words (put word count at the end of your essay)MLA Format (12 pt. Times New Roman, double spaced, proper heading, Works Cited, 1 Inch Margins, etc.)Proper in text citations of articles and works cited (at least 3 sources needed)Submit an electronic copy on GauchospaceSource Usage:Choose 3 sources to cite in your essayProvide a Works Cited page in MLA styleYou may NOT use wikipediaYou may NOT use foreign websites or foreign translationsSome credible websites include:The Washington PostNPRThe NY timesThe GuardianThe AtlanticThe LA TimesPew Research Center (great for data and statistics)Our textbookCause/Effect Essay RubricCriteria:PointsTitleof 5Correct Headingof 5The essay is double spaced and 1200of 5Introduction:Opening catches reader’s interestof 5Thesis uses language that shows whether the focus is cause or effectof 5Thesis sentence indicates what relationship the paper will be trying toestablish between cause and effect and why.of 5Organization:The essay is well-organized.of 5The main points are supported with specific reasons.of 5The evidence is properly introduced, explained, and citedof 5Ideas progress logically from one paragraph to another.of 5Each of the body paragraphs is smoothly connected to the thesis.of 5Conclusion:The conclusion restates the thesis first.of 5The conclusion ties back to introduction.of 5Ending sentence helps the reader feel closure.of 5General Content:The word choices convey the intended message in a preciseand an interesting way.of 5The writing has an easy flow and rhythm when read aloud andThe paper uses transitions to link sentences and paragraphs.of 5Grammar and Mechanics:The essay is free of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, andgrammar/usage errors.of 10Documentation:In-text citation used appropriatelyof 5Works Cited included and entries written correctlyof 5