PROBLEM SOLUTION ESSAY Mr Garbera OBJECTIVE To create

PROBLEM- SOLUTION ESSAY Mr. Garbera

OBJECTIVE • To create a cohesive essay that identifies a problem and offers a solution(s) to that problem.

DEFINITION • Type of expository writing • A problem-solution essay explores a particular problem and presents one or more possible solutions to it. • May contain opinions, but the purpose is to explain rather than persuade • Not a pro-con essay or cause and effect essay

CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY • Effective introductory and concluding paragraphs • A thesis- statement of the problem • Relevant information- facts, examples, reasons • Variety of sentence structures • Rhetorical devices- analogies and comparisons • Transitions in between sentences and paragraphs

IDENTIFY A PROBLEM • Start broad • Narrow your topic 1. school 2. passing period 3. hallways are crowded 4. 7 minutes is not enough time to change classes Page 152 in Writing Coach for Topic Bank and Choosing your own topic

EXPLORE THE PROBLEM • Effects it has on environment/people • Causes • Examples of the problem from real-life experience by telling stories.

PRESENT SOLUTION(S) • Preventative measures • Step-by-step process • Choice of solutions • Each solution should have its own paragraph.

CONSIDER YOUR AUDIENCE • Other students • Parents • Your teacher • Principal • Superintendent

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS Attention grabbers: • Anecdote- a story that makes a point related to your topic • Statistics • Rhetorical questions- question that needs no answer. • Quotations • Thesis • Details supporting thesis

BODY • Solution • Identify questions you think will be posed answer them. • Use transitions • Use rhetorical devices

CONCLUSION • Restate thesis • Summary of solutions • Added info/ humor

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