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1. Identify and state a problem that you see in the world and explain why it is
1. Identify and state a problem that you see in the world and explain why it is a problem using data to back up your claim.
2. You will propose one or more solutions in detail and also with data and logic to back up the reasons why you feel specific solutions should be utilized. You should absolutely include and evaluate efforts that are already being used or proposed that are meant to help the problem.
Problem and Solution Essay Assignment:
Think back to the essay we read by Johnathan Haidt discussing the effects of tech use on teen girls. Haidt identified negative effects on teens linked to tech use. He used data to back up his claims, and proposed some ways to help alleviate the negative effects. For our major research paper assignment, you will be doing something similar. You will:
1. Identify and state a problem that you see in the world and explain why it is a problem using data to back up your claim.
2. You will propose one or more solutions in detail and also with data and logic to back up the reasons why you feel specific solutions should be utilized. You should absolutely include and evaluate efforts that are already being used or proposed that are meant to help the problem.
Your final draft will:
be a 2000 word essay
be in MLA format for margins, headings, in-text citations, and works cited page
include 8+ credible sources of various kinds, including from the LATTC library database
include an introduction with a clear problem-solution type thesis statement
body paragraphs
conclusion
You will be able to do multiple small assignments leading to this final project, as we progress through the weeks.
Here is more detail on writing problem-solution essays:
Purpose: To define a problem and propose a solution to it.
Topic:A problem and its solution(s).
The paper is in two-parts: for the first section, you will focus on the problem; for the other, you will discuss a substantial solution or several possible solutions, choosing the best if professor requests you do so.
Watch for gigantic problems that do not have manageable solutions; keep in mind the
limited space of a composition paper.
Avoid vague problems and solutions that you will struggle to put into certain and communicable terms.
Note: You should likely discuss multiple solutions and designate one as especially promising. For the “lesser” solutions, condense your discussions to mini versions of the suggestions while elaborating on your favored solution completely.
Example: Ned recognizes that many of his friends have a “bad relationship” with
writing academic papers. He thinks one way to remedy this situation is to increase
campus awareness of the Writing Center.
Thesis: The thesis statement should identify a specific problem and a specific solution.
Example: Students have prevailingly negative feelings toward writing papers; many
reasons for this situation could be mitigated by the Writing Center.
Audience: Your audience should care about the problem enough to care about the solutions. As
with an Informative Essay (and all essays, really), you must decide what your readers
already know about the topic. You should also consider how your reader can participate
in the solution (like with a Persuasive Essay).
Structure: This essay is in two parts: Problem, then Solution. On the following page are suggestions for what you should attempt to cover in each part; this is not necessarily the order
in which you should broach each sub-topic.
Part 1: The Problem Section
1) What is the problem being addressed (explain, describe, and “prove” that it exists)?
2) Whom does this problem affect?
3) Why does this problem exist (identify the root causes)?
4) Why does the problem persist (identify the major factors that contribute to the problem’s ongoing presence)?
5) What’s at stake if the problem is not solved, and why is it worthy of a solution (be
reasonable about the current and potential hazards if the problem presents)?
Part 2: The Solution Section
1) Who can take action?
2) What should they do, exactly?
3) Why would this help?
Associate your solution with Problem numbers 3 & 4 above: How would your solution
directly eliminate (or at least diminish) the impact of the problem’s causes.
If you can, use research to show how the solution affects the problem and its causes.
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