A Cause/Effect Essay (Rachel Carson’s Legacy)
- First Draft with the Outline for a Peer Review
Date Assigned: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Date Due: Thursday, February 22, 2018
- In her publications, Rachel Carson, marine biologist/scientist and nature lover, advocated environmental awareness and the protection of Earth’s natural beauty.
- TOPIC:
- Discuss three reasons why you believe Rachel Carson’s legacy needs to continue OR three reasons why you believe it does not need to[unique_solution]
- You need to use at least three outside sources to support your points such as websites and articles on the topic. When you quote from secondary sources, be sure to cite them using MLA format, both in parentheses after your quotations and also, on the last page of your essay which is the Works Cited page. If you have any personal examples related to the topic, you may use those as well to support each one of your reasons.
- NOTES: For essay two, you will
(a) use at least one form of prewriting (brainstorming) to get started, (b) construct an outline, (c) use the structure of a five-paragraph academic expository essay for your draft, (d) discuss three reasons/causes for why you believe Carson’s legacy needs to continue or doesn’t need to continue and provide examples/details for each reason/cause, and (e) type your essay using MLA format (look at the MLA sample paper on the Purdue OWL website). http://www.public.iastate.edu/~bccorey/105%20Folder/The%20Obligation%20to%20Endure.pdf