PROBLEM SOLUTION ESSAY In this type of essay

PROBLEM SOLUTION ESSAY In this type of essay you need to discuss the problems with regards to a particular topic or issue, critique solutions currently in place, and then offer a new solution.

What do you want to become an expert on? �Choose a problem that is local, federal or global

List the problems associated with the topic �What are all of the problems you can see with the issue? �List them as questions you genuinely want answered. �The questions are where you begin your research

MLA format �As you read about your topic you will take notes. �Your notes will be mostly paraphrases and short summaries. �The quotes you choose will be only the most significant, impactful or important. �ALL of the information that you find, that does NOT come out of your own head, must be cited in-text, in MLA format.

�You will define the problem or issue. Explain it and give examples of what it is and who it impacts. �You will give a history of how this issue/problem came to be. Where/how did it originate? What caused it? How serious is it? �What are the consequences of this problem or of ignoring this problem.

�What are current views of this problem? Who sees it as a problem and who does not? �What are solutions that have been tried and are currently being tried? �How effective have those been? Who does the solution affect?

�What is a new solution you propose? �Explain the benefits �How will it work �What obstacles or problems could keep this solution from working �Address counter claim(s) to your solution

Important details �Decide how you are going to organize your paper. Are you going to include headings and sub-headings? �Make sure you follow MLA format perfectly. Double space NO extra spaces between paragraphs Topic sentence for EVERY paragraph Where will your thesis be? Before the background information or after it? In text citations for every paraphrase and quote. Works cited page at the end, on it’s own page. Proper heading and header

Sample MLA paper �https: //owl. english. purdue. edu/media/pdf/200907 01095636_747. pdf