Essay
WHAT: Identify a problem found in your personal or professional life, a problem for which you can form a viable solution.
Write a persuasive research based essay using at least 4 sources and APA citation format. The essay must identify the problem and then lead readers to consider or accept a reasonable solution
Problem: Can't get into required classes at school
Solution: Make them large lecture courses; make them online courses; give priority to majors; allow some courses to be taken at other schools for transfer credits
INTRO:
HOOK - QUOTE, STATISTIC, DIALOGUE, ANECDOTE
REVEAL TOPIC - (IN THIS ESSAY, YOUR TOPIC IS THE PROBLEM AT HAND)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION - RELEVANT INFO ABOUT YOUR TOPIC (1 or 2)
THESIS: [Because students can't get into required classes at school], [Universities should offer larger lecture courses, online courses, and different locations for students to get into classes they desire.]
BODY P. #1: larger lecture courses are good because it allows more students to be able to attend a class.
TOPIC SENTENCE - INTRODUCES FIRST THESIS POINT
OBSERVATION: observation (what occurred)
ANALYSIS (what I thought about it)
TRANSITION (tie in larger lectures to online courses) while lager classes allow for more students to attend, online class allow an infinite amount of students to attend a class.
BODY P. #2: online courses
TOPIC SENTENCE - INTRODUCES SECOND THESIS POINT
OBSERVATION
ANALYSIS
TRANSITION
BODY P. #3: different locations
REPEAT
CONCLUSION:
NOW WHAT? - WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN NOW THAT THE READER KNOWS YOUR SOLUTION
SO WHAT? - WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW THIS TOPIC AND ITS SOLUTION.