Description
Cause-Effect Paragraph
Topic: Time-Management
Word Count: 250 – 300 (title and reference page not included)
- Review chapter 14 in the textbook and read the article “Getting Over Procrastination” published
by The New Yorker (www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/a-procrastination-gene). - Compose a cause-effect paragraph exploring the topic of time-management. Your paragraph
should have:
A creative title indicating the type of paragraph you are writing and the assignment
topic
A topic sentence identifying your topic and focus
GART-1500 (Effective Writing I)
Assignment Details
Fall 2019
Body sentences explaining at least two causes and two effects of the topic
Body sentences arranged in a logical order
A concluding sentence that revisits/expands upon your main idea
Formal language (no slang or contractions)
At least one compound sentence
At least one complex sentence
At least two transitional words or phrases
At least one introductory phrase
No first-person pronouns
Citations of source material proper APA
Proper grammar and spelling